![Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a former ambassador to Malta, will head efforts to diversify the department. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6EM6XR3747PQJQT4UO7DZGE4IY.jpg?smart=true&auth=b85abb9503cbb1d62f8ace053a4591a5d1fd2d9ef151258f1351ef4293714fdd&width=400&height=225)
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a former ambassador to Malta, will head efforts to diversify the department. AFP
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a former ambassador to Malta, will head efforts to diversify the department. AFP
US State Department names Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as first chief diversity officer
Blinken called the lack of diversity in the agency 'systemic' and 'alarming'