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Washington Post
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections
WASHINGTON — The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so. In new guidance issued Thursday to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, the department said that those outposts should refrain from issuing statements that invoke any particular ideology and that what they may say must be in line with President Donald Trump's stated position that the U.S. will respect the sovereignty of all foreign nations.
Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
European Officials Weigh Response to US Efforts to Thwart Local DEI Programs
European officials are weighing how to respond to US efforts to thwart local DEI programs, as the two regions come closer than ever to clashing over anti-discrimination policies. US embassies across Europe have spent the past few weeks sending letters to companies and public offices doing business with the American government, demanding that they certify that they don't have diversity, equity and inclusion programs that violate US law now that Donald Trump is in the White House.
