Coming soon to the State Department: Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Biden administration is making diversity and inclusion top priorities for the State Department's workforce. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he'll name a chief diversity and inclusion officer, elevating a position that already existed at the department. That new officer position lines up with a recommendations made by a task force by a group called the Truman Center. For more on those recommendations, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke task force member, and former Ambassador, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices