Looking at ways that policy and practice could be infused with human rights is what led Zakiya Carr Johnson to public service. As the Department of State CDIO, she encourages the workforce to embrace DEIA, ensuring that the Department is an inclusive work environment that continues to

Always great to meet the leadership of the Locally Employed Staff Advocacy Council (LESAC). The LESAC is a key partner in building an #inclusive workplace.

Congratulations to Elif Ozkaya Aydin from U.S. Embassy Türkiye for winning the Department of State EUR Regional Locally Employed Staff Member of the Year Award! We are inspired by your leadership! 🤝🏾

On this winter day, we continue to draw warmth 🌞 and inspiration ✨ from these young entrepreneurs we met in Tanzania. #ThrowbackThursday #PEPFAR #EpiC #USAIDwithTanzania #inclusion

A highlight of 2024 was the Diversity Calendar Gallery that a Locally Employed Staff member created to help celebrate #diversity, #equity, #inclusion, and #accessibility at Department of State. 🌍🎨✨ See all of her art in this video. 📹 #DEIA #StateDept

#FunFact: Our Department of State Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer graduated from an HBCU! 🎓✨ #HBCUPride Have you thought about a career in diplomacy? 🌍🕊️ Apply via careers.state.gov #DEIA #StateDept #JoinUs

Thank you to Secretary Antony Blinken and principals serving on the Department of State Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council for championing #DEIA across every State Department bureau! Learn more about milestones and the road ahead: state.gov/deia-accomplis…

📢 Celebrating year four of ✨transparency✨ with the addition of FY 2024 to the Department of State Demographic Baseline Report!! 📊 By continuing to make our workforce demographics public, we foster an environment where all employees have equal opportunity to reach their full potential

Thank you U.S. Ambassador to #Fiji Marie Damour for welcoming me to the Embassy and for leading by example in #diversity, #equity, #inclusion, and #accessibility! 🌍 Partners such as you are vital in how we sustain inclusive workplaces at all 271 @statedept overseas posts. #DEIA

Great to hear directly from U.S. Embassy Suva’s #DEIA Council on their important work. #DidYouKnow that the majority of U.S. embassies and consulates have volunteer #DEIA Councils? Kudos to all volunteers helping sustain #inclusiveworkplaces around the world. 👍🏿

🇫🇯 Bula vinaka! It was inspiring to meet with Locally Employed Staff at U.S. Embassy Suva about incorporating #DEIA in their mission. 🌟 #DEIAMilestone: Our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer has met with overseas employees in every Department of State regional bureau! 🌍 #Leadership

CDIO Carr Johnson met with the Permanent Secretary Fiji Government’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Protection who is working with Peace Corps in Fiji to expand economic development in vulnerable communities. 🌍✨

🎓 Fantastic conversation with students of statecraft and diplomacy at University of Hawaii at Manoa, thank you Professor Flowers! 🌺 To build a Department of State workforce that reflects America, our recruiting field includes both community colleges and minority-serving institutions in rural and urban

🌍 The CDIO and our Department of State team visited Farrington High School (W.R. Farrington HS) to inspire students to consider a career in foreign affairs. 🎓 Students also inspired us with their perspective on international #diversity, #equity, #inclusion, and #accessibility—the future is

🌍 Our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer had several meetings East-West Center, including one connecting and listening to @statedept #ForeignService Officers assigned to the Pacific Islands. Thank you for sharing your insights on #DEIA today. 🙏🏾 #GlobalEngagement

👍🏿 Proud to connect with entities focused on the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, #WHIAANHPI. 🌺 You’re making a difference in our communities. #CommunityImpact #AANHPI

Today, I am full of gratitude and I wish to recognize Secretary of State Antony Blinken; our hard-working State Department Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council; and our ever-innovative employee-driven Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Councils.