Represent America Abroad Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups. As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants. The State Department must submit an annual report on the status of the program.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and paralysisEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesMinority employmentPerformance measurementU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Women's employment
Represent America Abroad Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-1096| House
| Updated: 5/19/2021
Represent America Abroad Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups. As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants. The State Department must submit an annual report on the status of the program.
Congressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and paralysisEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesMinority employmentPerformance measurementU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Women's employment