“Under the Trump Administration, America’s diplomats are tasked with advocating for our national interests on the world stage — not demonstrating adherence to woke political dogmas,

“under President Trump's leadership, the State Department is solely focused on meeting the demands of diplomacy, not playing political games.

“The State Department is implementing sweeping reforms to the Foreign Service to prioritize merit, refocus training on tangible diplomatic skills, and prepare our nation’s diplomats to deliver America’s answer to our most pressing challenges,

“Do Front Offices routinely raise social inclusion, racial/gender equity, disability, and LGBTQI+ issues with high-level host country interlocutors, especially in countries where these issues are problematic, and are these issues included in bilateral dialogues, whenever appropriate?

“This includes actively working to break down not just race/ethnicity/gender/LGBTQI+/disability biases, but also bias among the civil service and foreign service, U.S. direct hires and contracting colleagues, and within foreign service cones.

“controlling interest in United States foreign policy

“The administration's reliance upon executive orders and unilateral action has sacrificed sustainability for speed.

“This essay argues that the second Trump Administration, despite being more prepared and more aggressive, has not learned this lesson: it continues to elevate executive branch unilateralism over the slower, harder work of legislative or judicial engagement.