Associated Press – U.S. government efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives are not going down well on the European continent. Laurent Saint-Martin, France’s minister for foreign trade, said on Monday the country won’t compromise after the U.S. State Department said that French companies who have contracts with the U.S. government need to drop diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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European Countries Resist US Push to Scrap Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
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