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Title: Clinton: LGBT-inclusion ‘the smart thing’ for U.S. foreign policy
Post by: Shana A on November 29, 2012, 09:43:35 AM
Post by: Shana A on November 29, 2012, 09:43:35 AM
Clinton: LGBT-inclusion 'the smart thing' for U.S. foreign policy
By Chris Johnson on November 28, 2012
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/28/clinton-lgbt-inclusion-the-smart-thing-for-u-s-foreign-policy/ (http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/28/clinton-lgbt-inclusion-the-smart-thing-for-u-s-foreign-policy/)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered on Wednesday what might be her last public address before an LGBT audience as chief diplomat for the United States when she told group of LGBT Foreign Service officers their service is integral to the country.
"Creating an LGBT-welcoming workplace is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing," Clinton said. "And part of that is because the nature of diplomacy has changed and we should and need to keep up. Today, we expect our diplomats to build relationships not just with their counterparts in foreign governments, but from people from every continent and every walk of life, and, in order to do that, we need a diplomatic core that is as diverse as the world we work in."
Additionally, Clinton said having an LGBT-inclusive State Department makes the Foreign Service corps "better advocates" for American values.
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Clinton Hails Progress in Speech to LGBT State Department Employees
The Secretary of State told a professional group for LGBT employees "creating an LGBT-welcoming workplace is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do."
BY Julie Bolcer
November 28 2012 11:14 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/washington-dc/2012/11/28/clinton-hails-progress-speech-lgbt-state-department-employees (http://www.advocate.com/politics/washington-dc/2012/11/28/clinton-hails-progress-speech-lgbt-state-department-employees)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech to LGBT personnel Wednesday in which she remarked upon developments that have helped diversify the American diplomatic corps and advance human rights priorities within U.S. foreign policy over the past two decades.
Clinton spoke at the 20th anniversary celebration for the affinity group, Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), which includes hundreds of members from the State Department, USAID, the Peace Corps, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Foreign Commercial Service, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and all foreign affairs units of the U.S. government. The afternoon event in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department in Washington, D.C. drew about 200 attendees.
GLIFFA was founded in 1992 to address discrimination encountered by LGBT individuals in the security-clearance process. Clinton spoke of the evolution since then, including the extension of benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of employees during her tenure, and her landmark speech in Geneva last year in which she declared "gay rights are human rights."
By Chris Johnson on November 28, 2012
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/28/clinton-lgbt-inclusion-the-smart-thing-for-u-s-foreign-policy/ (http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/28/clinton-lgbt-inclusion-the-smart-thing-for-u-s-foreign-policy/)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered on Wednesday what might be her last public address before an LGBT audience as chief diplomat for the United States when she told group of LGBT Foreign Service officers their service is integral to the country.
"Creating an LGBT-welcoming workplace is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing," Clinton said. "And part of that is because the nature of diplomacy has changed and we should and need to keep up. Today, we expect our diplomats to build relationships not just with their counterparts in foreign governments, but from people from every continent and every walk of life, and, in order to do that, we need a diplomatic core that is as diverse as the world we work in."
Additionally, Clinton said having an LGBT-inclusive State Department makes the Foreign Service corps "better advocates" for American values.
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Clinton Hails Progress in Speech to LGBT State Department Employees
The Secretary of State told a professional group for LGBT employees "creating an LGBT-welcoming workplace is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do."
BY Julie Bolcer
November 28 2012 11:14 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/washington-dc/2012/11/28/clinton-hails-progress-speech-lgbt-state-department-employees (http://www.advocate.com/politics/washington-dc/2012/11/28/clinton-hails-progress-speech-lgbt-state-department-employees)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech to LGBT personnel Wednesday in which she remarked upon developments that have helped diversify the American diplomatic corps and advance human rights priorities within U.S. foreign policy over the past two decades.
Clinton spoke at the 20th anniversary celebration for the affinity group, Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), which includes hundreds of members from the State Department, USAID, the Peace Corps, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Foreign Commercial Service, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and all foreign affairs units of the U.S. government. The afternoon event in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department in Washington, D.C. drew about 200 attendees.
GLIFFA was founded in 1992 to address discrimination encountered by LGBT individuals in the security-clearance process. Clinton spoke of the evolution since then, including the extension of benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of employees during her tenure, and her landmark speech in Geneva last year in which she declared "gay rights are human rights."