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The State Department said it will appoint a chief diversity officer to replace the inaugural official who left at the end of June, ensuring an \u201cimportant position\u201d is filled despite political pressure from Republicans who question the need for such a role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department said it is in the process of reviewing candidates, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Pentagon didn\u2019t say whether it intends to hire a chief officer to lead the department\u2019s diversity and inclusion office. Gilbert Cisneros, who held that seat while serving as the under secretary for personnel and readiness, is stepping down next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The departures in these \u201cc-suite\u201d leadership positions come at a time when criticism of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility is at a high, both in Washington, D.C., and in in state legislatures across the country. The Biden administration has urged federal agencies to have a designated leader spearheading DEIA initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State\u2019s first ever chief diversity and inclusion officer, Ambassador Gina Abercrombie Winstanley, retired after nearly two years in that seat, and in one of her last official appearances, strongly defended her office\u2019s work against Republicans in Congress who said ascribe DEIA practices to \u201cwoke politics\u201d that undermine the merit system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley speaks after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that she would be the first chief diversity officer, in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department, Monday, April 12, 2021 in Washington. (Mandel Ngan\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Republicans have also objected to funding in the 2024 defense spending bill for implementation of the White House\u2019s executive orders on <\/a>DEIA, Military Times previously reported<\/a>, and have wanted to gut the Pentagon\u2019s CDO position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Via a June 2021 executive order, <\/a>agencies have been encouraged, but not required, to establish a formal CDO position, or one generally for a \u201cdiversity and inclusion officer,\u201d and the Office of Personnel Management has said in accompanying guidance that \u201cexecution of agency-specific DEIA plans will require leadership and accountability at the highest levels of agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Times previously reported that despite these pressures, a defense official said<\/a> Cisneros\u2019 departure had nothing to do with House Republicans\u2019 effort to thwart this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then-Democratic candidate for the 39th Congressional District Gil Cisneros speaks at a veterans luncheon at campaign headquarters in Fullerton, California, on Oct. 11, 2018. (Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce you understand the role that culture plays when it comes to mission delivery, that\u2019s when you see the importance of this role,\u201d said Kevin Johnson, director of DEIA at the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan government watchdog group. \u201cI think that\u2019s the thing that\u2019s lost in the politics; people see DEIA as this esoteric topic, and [that] we\u2019re just doing this to protect people, when in fact, we\u2019re doing this to make sure people feel included so way they can contribute their their best work and service to people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A review by Federal Times found a range of implementation on the White House initiative. Many agencies, like the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and Department of Commerce, all have designated CDOs, and the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior <\/a>are in the process of hiring one. Agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said they have an official who functions as the CDO and is embedded in human capital offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With reporting by Zamone Perez.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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