The Foreign Service Journal, October 2020

40 OCTOBER 2020 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Reports from the Employee Affinity Groups T he employee affinity groups (EAG) of the foreign affairs agencies are on the front lines of advocating for a more diverse and inclusive Foreign Service, one that, as the Foreign Service Act of 1980 mandates, should look like America. In connection with our September and October focus on address- ing and advancing diversity and inclusion, we reached out to the affinity groups. We asked two questions: What are your main challenges? What steps do you recommend to advance diver- sity and inclusion in your institutions? We heard from 10 of them, and we thank all the affinity groups for their important work. —Shawn Dorman, Editor in Chief FOCUS ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Making Diversity and Inclusion Real in ForeignAffairs MICHAELAUSTIN