Stop WOKE Act Would Block State Department’s DEI Criteria for Promotion

Anew bill would roll back the State Department’s emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility — the federal government’s self-stylized version of DEI — taking aim at internal guidelines that require diplomats to advance “equity” throughout their work.

Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Brian Mast introduced the Stop Wasteful, Odious, and Kooky Exercises (WOKE) at State Act earlier this month, as one of the first legislative salvos in the congressional GOP’s effort to eliminate equity-centered initiatives at Foggy Bottom. While political battles surrounding left-wing ideological initiatives have attracted attention at the Pentagon, State’s wholesale effort to instill a progressive conception of equity in the department has otherwise gone overlooked until recently.

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Anew bill would roll back the State Department’s emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility — the federal government’s self-stylized version of DEI — taking aim at internal guidelines that require diplomats to advance “equity” throughout their work.

Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Brian Mast introduced the Stop Wasteful, Odious, and Kooky Exercises (WOKE) at State Act earlier this month, as one of the first legislative salvos in the congressional GOP’s effort to eliminate equity-centered initiatives at Foggy Bottom. While political battles surrounding left-wing ideological initiatives have attracted attention at the Pentagon, State’s wholesale effort to instill a progressive conception of equity in the department has otherwise gone overlooked until recently.