Sec. 404. Recruitment and retention
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The Secretary should— continue to seek a diverse and talented pool of applicants; and instruct the Director General of the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources of the Department to have a recruitment plan of action for the recruitment of people belonging to traditionally under-represented groups, which should include outreach at appropriate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and professional associations. The diversity recruitment initiatives described in subsection
(a)should include— recruiting at women’s colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and other institutions serving a significant percentage of minority students; placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward diverse groups; sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities; providing opportunities through highly respected, international leadership programs, that focus on diversity recruitment and retention; and cultivating partnerships with organizations dedicated to the advancement of the profession of international affairs and national security to advance shared diversity goals. The Secretary shall, through the Foreign Service Institute and other educational and training opportunities— expand the provision of training on workplace rights and responsibilities to focus on anti-harassment and anti-discrimination information and policies; and make such expanded training mandatory for— individuals in senior and supervisory positions; and individuals having responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or promotion of employees. Each agency shall give special attention to ensuring the continuous incorporation of research-based best practices in training provided under this subsection.