Instructors suggested Officers read extreme texts like: -“How White Women Tears Oppress People of Color” -“White Fragility” -“In Defense of Looting” -“How to be Anti-Racist in Humanitarian Aid” Now, FSOs read Washington’s Farewell Address, the Monroe Doctrine and the Federalist Papers.

The State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has reportedly shifted its recommended reading for officers. Initial suggestions included texts on social justice topics, but the curriculum has now been updated to include foundational US political documents.