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U.S. State Department to create diversity officer role

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday will announce the creation of a chief diversity and inclusion officer position at the State Department, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The officer will report directly to Blinken, who is asking the department's bureaus and teams to designate an existing deputy assistant secretary to support the diversity and inclusion efforts.

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  Survey: More than 2 in 3 Canadian Companies Have Taken Action on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  GlobeNewswire
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  BBC Outlines Diversity and Inclusion Plan for Next Two Years – Global Bulletin

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Review: 'Speak, Okinawa' is a masterful memoir and more

Elizabeth Miki Brina’s “Speak, Okinawa” is a masterful memoir in which Brina examines the complex relationship she has with her interracial parents. Brina’s father, white and American, met her mother, who is from the island of Okinawa, while he was stationed there on a US military base. The two settled in the United States, where Brina’s mother spent decades feeling lonely and out of place.