Posted 4/11/2024, 9:00:00 AM
State Department Links Promotions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts
- State Department implemented policy conditioning promotions on proving support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Employees must document what they're doing to support DEI to be eligible for promotion per policy
- Policy affects all levels of State Department, in Washington and abroad
- Created under Biden's 2021 executive order on diversity, equity, inclusion in federal workforce
- Forms part of broader administration effort to advance DEI goals across government