Report: Diversifying Foreign Service: US Black Women in Diplomacy
November 10, 2023
AUTHOR(S): Constance Pruitt and J. Jarpa Dawuni
There is an overwhelming lack of diversity in US-appointed ambassadorships to both countries and international organizations. As data shows, there is a deficit of women among high-ranking Foreign Service positions such as ambassadorships as well as Black women in senior positions in the US diplomatic corp. This report is based on the article, "Representation and Inclusion in Democracy: A Closer Look at Black Women Ambassadors" in SAIS Review of International Affairs.
KEYWORDS: women in diplomacy; international affairs