By Glenn Kessler Glenn Kessler The Fact Checker Email Bio Follow March 7 at 3:00 AM “I also have an even more sinister goal, which is I want to stop hiring just people from New York and Boston and Washington, D.C., want to take the message that being an American diplomat is a truly proud profession and that we need a really diverse workforce and that includes people from the heartland, people who grew up with the values that I know so well from my time in Kansas.
Hmmm. Pompeo himself was born in Orange, Calif., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and got a law degree from Harvard. The Fact Checker grew up in Ohio and Kentucky, graduated from Brown University and received a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
But there are four major centers for studying international relations located in D.C.: The School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, the School of International Service at American University and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Logically, people who are interested in pursuing a career at the State Department might first want to get a specialized degree.
A better gauge of geographic diversity would be tracking where foreign-service officers attended high school, but the State Department apparently does not keep that data. Virginia is popular, because it allows a diplomat to pay in-state tuition to Virginia’s top-ranked colleges. Florida and Texas are also favorites for diplomats because they are no-tax states. In contrast to the list of universities, only one ambassador — Kathleen Fitzpatrick, the head of mission in Timor-Leste — listed the District as her residence.
What a surprise.🤔
Pompeo is a part of the Evangelical GOP white nationalist party & his 'leader' is Trump. Pompeo & Pence are the highest ranking in the GOP attempting a religious coup.
Fucken paywall! 😬
Your reporting is false and fake data
As with so many stereotypes, it comes down to perception not reality. Hard to know if Pompeo's comments come from lazy thinking or pandering to the perceptions of others.
This sounds like a comment from someone running for Senate in Kansas or at least keeping that door open.
HELP STOP HYPERTENSION
Washington Propaganda
And why is the Sec of State commenting on the Bos-DC corridor Doesn’t he have some issues in the world to solve?
I grew up and went to college in the Midwest - I served in the Mil-then spent 20+ years in the Boston-DC corridor - the people in that area (native or otherwise) do not represent the values and life style of the Fly Over states - I think Pompeo is a POS, but he is right on this
Cutting-edge journalism. Can’t wait for the next administration to have everything they say dissected and fact-checked. 1/3 persons are assaulted crossing the border; WP: actually, its 31%. REPORT ON SHIT THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS TO THE COUNTRY.
When will WaPo learn its lesson for spewing their Anti-America rhetoric? Hoping the Sandman lawsuit puts them out of business. EnemyOfThePeople
Of course, WaPo flawed reporting will find flawed data when it doesn't help its bias.
Ya think? This entire admin is a failure
Oh...good. WP is checking facts again. I'm sure they got it right- this time.
Liars fact checking others. Who fact check WP?
WP IS A RESISTER!!!