![]() ![]() ![]() In most of these “West Wing” style shows, you see support staff as largely non-white, which reinforces color ceilings already in play in real life. The Ambassador is a woman, her deputy chief of mission is a Black man, the CIA station chief is an Asian woman - the best thing is that these characters are all in leadership positions and none are tokenized in ways we often see. ![]() We have so few mainstream depictions of our work, and this one helps demystify who we are.Ģ- I loved that the demographic diversity in casting showcased a State Department I wish we had. This is important if we want Americans to understand why diplomacy matters - and why the State Department needs resources. Binge-watched about half of the first season last night.ġ- Diplomacy needs a PR machine, analogous to our colleagues in the defense sector.Įven if not every scene is true to life, I’m glad Netflix highlighted a career diplomat - got a few of our alphabet soup acronyms somewhat right - and highlighted the work we do. ![]()
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