Desiree Cormier Smith will be tasked with leading the department's "efforts to protect and advance the human rights of people belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic communities and combat systemic racism, discrimination, and xenophobia around the world" with the hope of achieving "more effective foreign policies and programs that support all people regardless of their race or ethnicity," according to a press release.
"The State Department strives to promote and protect the rights of individuals and communities who are oppressed because of their race or ethnicity and create a just world where all people are valued, included, and able to live up to their full potential," the release read.
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