U.S. Diplomacys Diversity Deficit

Details: Published on Tuesday, 09 October 2018 13:00; Written by editor

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The United States is diverse, but the people who comprise the top ranks of its foreign policy leadership are not. And in recent years, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, the problem has only gotten worse. This is a recipe for flawed policies that will ultimately harm U.S. interests. Civil society groups must lead by example—and a new report from the Open Society Foundations and Vestige Strategies offers specific, actionable recommendations on how to do just that. It’s time for a State Department and national security workforce that looks less like the cast of Mad Men and more like today’s United States.

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