Diplomacy

Faced with the challenges of climate change, an expansionist Russia, global competition from China, and widespread democratic backsliding, the need for U.S. diplomatic leadership, in close coordination with allies and partners, is more important than ever. In building and sustaining a State Department for the 21st century, the President and Congress must work to ensure that our Foreign Service Officers and civil servants have the tools to fully and effectively represent America abroad and are given the political support to pursue principled engagement with the world.

You can assist with these efforts by encouraging your elected representatives in Congress to support and pass annual State Department Authorization Acts that fully staff U.S. missions abroad, expand opportunities to make the Foreign Service more representative of the nation, and make other changes necessary for achieving lasting reform. You can also advocate for greater funding for the State Department, emphasizing to your representatives that with so many compounding global challenges, flatlining or cutting support for our diplomats is unacceptable.