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Leaked memo shows #JDVance’s anti-woke ideology on foreign affairs
#Trump’s VP pick froze dozens of ambassador nominations over issues like #gender transition care & #diversity hiring, offering a glimpse into his anti-establishment views.
#NationalSecurity #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/19/jd-vance-leaked-memo-state-department/
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A copy of #JDVance’s questionnaire, obtained by WaPo & published here for the first time, asked would-be ambassadors if they would increase the number of “gender-neutral bathrooms” in US embassies, boost resources for “gender dysphoria & gender transition care” & raise the “Progress flag” during “regional Pride celebrations.”
#Hate #discrimination #FarRight #extremism #LGBTQ #DEI #NationalSecurity #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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Before #JDVance became #Trump’s pick for VP, he was known in the most powerful offices of the #StateDepartment as the single biggest obstacle to confirming career ambassadors in the #Senate.
Armed w/a questionnaire on hot-button social issues about gay & lesbian rights, gender transition care & hiring practices related to diversity, equity & inclusion, Vance held up for more than a year the noms of dozens of diplomats assigned to serve in posts across the MiddleEast, Africa & LatinAmerica.
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…The #StateDepartment said the #Biden admin stands by its efforts to “ensure that every person, everywhere, can live #free from #violence & #discrimination, with their #EqualRights respected.” The WhiteHouse has vowed to push back against the #GOP’s anti-woke efforts, including by repealing a provision in a government spending bill that essentially bans #rainbow #Pride flags from being flown above #US #embassies.
#Hate #FarRight #extremism #NationalSecurity #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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“The #UnitedStates has a responsibility to champion #HumanRights around the globe — & that includes the #freedom for #LGBTQ+ people to live & love without fear … #Trump & #JDVance are cut from the same anti-LGBTQ+ cloth & have made clear that, should they get the keys to the Oval Office, they will demolish America’s values on the world stage,” said Brandon Wolf, a spox w/the HRC.
#Hate #discrimination #FarRight #extremism #NationalSecurity #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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…The #StateDepartment said Sullivan’s decades-long career in the #ForeignService were “exemplary” & Vance’s “unfounded criticism against her work do not accurately reflect her #service to our country.”…
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…At the height of his campaign, #JDVance placed holds on >30 nominees for Senate-confirmed positions at the #StateDepartment. The effect of a hold slows the confirmation process & forces the party in power to call for individual votes instead of the faster method of moving nominations through unanimous consent. The delay leaves vacancies at embassies that are filled temporarily by lower-level officials….
#Hate #discrimination #FarRight #extremism #NationalSecurity #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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None of the nominees whom #JDVance held up drew his ire like Stephanie S. Sullivan, a career #diplomat chosen to be #Biden’s envoy to the #AfricanUnion.
Vance accused Sullivan, the former ambassador to #Ghana who had overseen an embassy that flew the #Pride flag, of being “woke” & promoting a “progressive social policy” on #gender #identity.
#Hate #discrimination #FarRight #extremism #NationalSecurity #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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