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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - State Department ends DEI ideology in the foreign service

The department said that DEI training infected it so much during the previous administration that employees were told to mitigate their “unconscious bias,” and diplomats were urged to discuss DEI and “allyship” in their talks with foreign governments.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Biden State Dept Trained Officials to Push ‘Systemic Racism,’ ‘White Privilege,’ and BLM.

The Biden government introduced foreign language training on divisive ideological concepts like "systemic racism" and "white privilege."

The Biden government introduced foreign language training on divisive ideological concepts like “systemic racism” and “white privilege.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The State Department under the Biden-Harris regime implemented foreign language training programs for U.S. diplomats that emphasized “systemic racism,” “white privilege,” and “Black Lives Matter.” Recently reviewed training materials revealed that diplomats were taught to discuss these topics in languages such as Bangla, Urdu, and Hebrew, with role-playing scenarios designed to push racial issues in both the United States and host countries. DETAIL: The training materials included a “DEI Toolkit” with vocabulary lists featuring terms like “implicit…Open

AI:The Biden administration has been caught using State Department foreign language training to indoctrinate U.S. diplomats with radical woke ideology. Training materials for languages such as Bangla, Urdu, and Hebrew included "DEI Toolkits" designed to push divisive concepts like "systemic racism," "white privilege," and "Black Lives Matter" on foreign audiences through role-playing exercises centered on George Floyd and police brutality. These efforts further prioritized identity politics by instructing officials to avoid terms like "illegal aliens" in favor of leftist terminology, effectively weaponizing the Foreign Service to promote anti-American dogmas rather than advancing national interests.Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Can Trump Change the State Department for Good?

The administration is trying to make fundamental, long-term changes to how personnel are selected. The post Can Trump Change the State Department for Good? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics Can Trump Change the State Department for Good? The administration is trying to make fundamental, long-term changes to how personnel are selected. Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Andrew Crapuchettes is a man with a mission. He wants to bring patriotic values to government employment recruiting, and he wants to personally help implement Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s mandate to reform the Department of State to better represent those values abroad long past the end of the Trump administration. Can he do it? Crapuchettes earlier this spring received an almost $1 million contract to act…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Phillip Linderman) - The Fight Inside Trump’s State Department Is About Power—Not Expertise

The president needs diplomats willing to advance his America First agenda. The post The Fight Inside Trump’s State Department Is About Power—Not Expertise appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics The Fight Inside Trump’s State Department Is About Power—Not Expertise The president needs diplomats willing to advance his America First agenda. Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images At last count, President Donald Trump had named only nine career Foreign Service officers (FSOs) as ambassadors. Six had been confirmed, while three remained waiting for Senate confirmation. That strikingly small number has predictably put the Foreign Service establishment inside the State Department on the warpath. Under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the breakdown was roughly 70 percent career diplomats to 30…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Why I Joined the Ben Franklin Fellowship

The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it […] The post Why I Joined the Ben Franklin Fellowship appeared first on The American Conservative .

The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it “functions as the equivalent of a Communist Party cell in Soviet government ministries.” Some are even trying to out and doxx members who wish to remain anonymous. It’s the controversial Ben Franklin Fellowship (BFF ). The fellowship is a DC-based nonprofit founded by former American diplomats, bringing together active officials (including Christopher Landau,…Open

NYTIMES (Jeré Longman) - Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees

In an unsanctioned mission, the Foreign Service officer helped evacuate about 200 South Vietnamese citizens from Saigon days before the city fell in 1975.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Is DEI Still Entrenched at the State Department?

The programs engineering a “diverse” Foreign Service are in limbo. The post Is DEI Still Entrenched at the State Department? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics Is DEI Still Entrenched at the State Department? The programs engineering a “diverse” Foreign Service are in limbo. “…”’ &Open

WASHINGTONPOST (Adam Taylor) - U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East

The State Department’s most recent directives apply to personnel in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, underscoring the ongoing threat posed by Iranian counterattacks.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Foreign Service Officer Shot Dead by State Trooper Following Beltway Stabbings.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. State Department employee was fatally shot by a Virginia trooper after a stabbing on the Capital Beltway.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jared Llamado, a State Department employee, four women, a dog, and Virginia State Police.WHEN & WHERE: Sunday, March 1, on the southbound lanes of I-495 in Fairfax County, Virginia.KEY QUOTE: “We […] The post Foreign Service Officer Shot Dead by State Trooper Following Beltway Stabbings. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. State Department employee was fatally shot by a Virginia trooper after a stabbing on the Capital Beltway. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jared Llamado, a State Department employee, four women , a dog, and Virginia State Police. WHEN & WHERE: Sunday, March 1, on the southbound lanes of I-495 in Fairfax County, Virginia. KEY QUOTE: “We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragedy.” – State Department spokesman. IMPACT: One woman and a dog were killed, three other women were hospitalized, and the suspect was fatally shot by police . IN FULL Virginia State Police responded to a crash on the southbound lanes of I-495 on Sunday, March 1, to find four women and a dog suffering from stab wounds.…Open