The Trump administration’s Department of State terminated performance evaluations based on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, according to the Department of Government Efficiency on Monday.
In a post on social media, the DOGE stated it discovered that 20% of foreign service officers’ performance evaluations were based on DEI under the former Biden administration.
‘Now our incredible Foreign Service Officers will be evaluated on true merit, not on arbitrary immutable characteristics.’
The DOGE explained that the diplomats were graded on whether they “avoided ‘gendered adjectives’ or faint praise”; “asked local organizations to ‘promote DEIA training/programs/lectures’ and ‘annual DEIA awards ceremon[ies]’ or focused foreign law enforcement cooperation on ‘racial and gender justice issues'”; and “set race/gender quotas on embassy speaking panels and at other diplomatic events.”
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The DOGE’s post included a
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