Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Summary
The Tech Diplomacy Training Act mandates that all new Foreign Service officers complete a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum as part of their initial A‑100 training. Existing officers must finish the same material within 18 months, or a condensed version within 270 days. The training is to be designed by the State Department’s George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and will cover AI, next‑generation communications, regional tech advances, and how adversaries use technology against U.S. diplomacy.
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