State Department ends DEI training for Foreign Service

State Department cuts DEI reading list that praised looting, reparations

The State Department has ended its DEI training program for foreign service officers, the Trump administration announced Thursday. The scrapped curriculum included lessons on invented pronouns and a reading list defending looting and reparations.

State Department ends DEI training for Foreign Service

Photo: Alamy The State Department announced Thursday that it has ended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Foreign Service training and replaced them with a greater emphasis on practical diplomatic skills. The department said DEI policies became deeply embedded in its institutional culture during the Biden administration, including training programs that taught employees about "unconscious