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State Department ends DEI ideology in the foreign service

Headline from Just the News

Newest development Aug 13, 2026 · 3 reportsState 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.

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  1. Trump State Department Axes Biden-Era Initiative That Sought to Spread DEI Around the World

    Headline from The Western Journal ·

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    State Department ends DEI ideology in the foreign service

    Headline from Just the News ·

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  1. Just the News

    State Department ends DEI ideology in the foreign service (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    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.

  2. Fox News

    Biden-era directive for diplomats to peddle DEI on foreign governments scrapped by State Department (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Biden-era State Department documents directed diplomats to push DEIA and LGBTQI+ issues in high-level bilateral talks with foreign governments.

  3. The Western Journal

    Trump State Department Axes Biden-Era Initiative That Sought to Spread DEI Around the World (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    Trump administration reforms have ended efforts to turn the State Department into a DEI sales force. Biden-era guidelines that ordered diplomats to push a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies […]

  4. Washington Times

    State Department cancels DEI diplomacy; 'White Fragility,' BLM lessons expunged from training (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Diversity training had infected the State Department to the point that a full day of training for foreign service officers was dedicated to DEI, employees were told to mitigate their "unconscious bias," and diplomats were urged to discuss DEI and "allyship" as part of their talks with foreign govern…

  5. Washington Examiner

    State Department abolishes ‘ideologically extreme and discriminatory’ DEI policies in Foreign Service (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    “Microaggressions” and “allyship” are out at the U.S. Foreign Service. The State Department announced Thursday that it will be overhauling policies in the diplomatic personnel system, ending a slew of protocols previously established to further diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

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