President Donald Trump this week issued a sweeping executive order banning federal money from some diversity training programs meant to address racism and inequality. U.S. diplomats, frustrated with diversity challenges the State Department has grappled with for decades, worry that the president’s executive order will have a chilling effect on the department’s ability to improve its record, according to interviews with five current and former officials.
Trump’s order came the same week that the head of America’s diplomatic corps admitted shortcomings in the State Department’s efforts to improve its dismal record on diversity and inclusion.
