Removing Discrimination and Discriminatory Equity Ideology from the Foreign Service Presidential Action Date Issued: March 19, 2025 Topic: Civil Rights, Economic Opportunity, Global Affairs
WHAT DOES THIS PRESIDENTIAL ACTION DO? This action mandates the removal of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Core Precept from the Foreign Service’s tenure and promotion criteria. The action also calls for identifying and taking appropriate action against any Foreign Service Officers who “promote, advocate for, or otherwise inculcate support for discriminatory equity ideology.” The action references Section 2 of Executive Order 14190, issued January 29, 2025 (Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling), to define “discriminatory equity ideology” as “an ideology that treats individuals as members of preferred or disfavored groups, rather than as individuals, and minimizes agency, merit, and capability in favor of immoral generalizations.” The action prohibits recruiting, hiring, promoting and recruitment decisions based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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