Former State Department leaders urge Congress to address chronic Foreign Service workforce challenges

Summary: Former State Department leadership have said it’s time to rethink what a stint in the Foreign Service looks like. Options on the table include transforming the agency’s up-or-out system of promotions, and allowing outside experts to lend their talents to the Foreign Service for a few years at a time. Former officials said these changes would help the department retain a diverse pool of mid-career talent. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices