Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Progress has been made on diversity within the Foreign Service, but issues still remain

Progress has been made on diversity within the Foreign Service, but issues still remain

Published: June 29, 2020, 1:04 p.m.

b'The State Department workforce has grown more diverse in the past 20 years, but but not so much at the higher ranks. The Government Accountability Office made that finding earlier this year, and in similar reports going back decades. Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee recently heard from former senior agency officials about their recommendations to improve the workforce\\u2019s diversity. For more on how the Foreign Service vets applicants, and efforts to reform that process, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the former U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'