Tillerson pledges to boost diversity at State

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Published: Aug 18, 2017
Author: Tillerson
Post Date: 2017-08-18 20:52:18 by rlk
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Tillerson pledges to boost diversity at State The Hill ^ | 08/18/17

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that the lack of diversity at the State Department is a “leadership” issue as he outlined the department’s efforts to recruit more African-American, Hispanic and female personnel.

“It’s not just to achieve a mix of population that looks like the rest of our country,” Tillerson said during an address to students of the department’s internship and leadership programs in Washington, D.C. “It enriches our work; it enriches our work product.”

Tillerson’s remarks come at a time of tension in Washington as President Trump weathers scrutiny for his response to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., which led to three deaths.

Tillerson mentioned that the department needs to work to recruit more LGBT, African-American, Hispanic, and female individuals to fill civil and foreign service roles. “We know we are a stronger organization when we embrace, incorporate diverse points of view into our work product,” Tillerson said.

The nation’s top diplomat explained that the department will “re-examine and expand” its recruitment efforts, including by reaching out to historically black colleges and universities and Latino-serving institutions as well as by expanding its footprint at minority-focused job fairs.

“We will work to close the gender gap as well,” Tillerson said.

Poster's note: This is what Trump brought in as a thank you for being elected. It's to be called enrichment!

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#1: buckeroo    To: rlk (#0)

Since Trump kicked the transgenders out of the US military, they can still get a GS rating.

buckeroo posted on 2017-08-18 21:19:47   Reply   Private Reply

#2: misterwhite    To: rlk (#0)

Tillerson pledges to boost diversity at State ...

... as soon as colleges and universities boost the diversity of their faculties whereby they have an equal number of conservatives and liberals.

misterwhite posted on 2017-08-18 21:29:46   Reply   Private Reply

#3: jeremiad    To: buckeroo (#1)

How about Constitutionalists, and people who didn't go to College before military service?

jeremiad posted on 2017-08-18 21:35:54   Reply   Private Reply

#4: buckeroo    To: jeremiad (#3)

How about Constitutionalists, and people who didn't go to College before military service?

Are you asking about radical Americans? HELL NO ... THEY MUST GO on government welfare!

buckeroo posted on 2017-08-18 21:45:02   Reply   Private Reply

#5: sneakypete    To: rlk (#0)

“It’s not just to achieve a mix of population that looks like the rest of our country,” Tillerson said during an address to students of the department’s internship and leadership programs in Washington, D.C. “It enriches our work; it enriches our work product.”

Isn't THAT "SPECIAL"?

Or maybe even "spatial"?

sneakypete posted on 2017-08-18 21:47:41   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Hondo68    To: rlk, LGBT, XYZ, etc (#0)

Include the photo above in the help wanted ads, and Tillerson will get all of the gay illegal alien dream students, and lesbian Somali refugees his heart desires.

Hondo68 posted on 2017-08-18 22:42:22   Reply   Private Reply

#7: buckeroo    To: hondo68, A K A Stone (#6)

My dead dawg, Scruffy, didn't vote for Trump. Neither did I. But the scoundrel A K A Stone did.

buckeroo posted on 2017-08-18 23:35:00   Reply   Private Reply