Vance Grilled Woke Biden Nominees Over LGBT Agenda For Months, Blocking Confirmations: Leaked Memo

GOP Sen. J.D. Vance blocked more than two dozen Biden ambassador nominees for months by grilling them on their approach to LGBT and DEI agendas, according to a leaked memo.

Vance, now the Republican vice presidential nominee, asked the would-be ambassadors hot-topic questions concerning their stance on DEI, gender ideology and other LGBT topics, according to a copy of the memo obtained by the Washington Post. Vance used the questionnaire to hold up the confirmations of more than 30 diplomats assigned to serve in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

“The publics of our many allies, and those counties we seek to build stronger relationships with, have traditional Christian, Jewish, Muslim or Hindu values,” Vance’s memo states. “If confirmed, how would you explain to them what the United States’ promoting human rights for LGBTQ people would look like in their country?”

The questionnaires showed career diplomats attempting to alleviate Vance without contradicting the administration’s stance on LGBT rights, the Washington Post reported.

In the memo, Vance pressed the would-be diplomats about how they would address specific aspects of the State Department’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan.

Vance asked about the goals to “Assess resources for gender dysmorphia and gender transition care at posts for employees and their dependents” and “increase gender-neutral restrooms and locker rooms in overseas facilities,” according to the DEIA plan.

The ambassador nominated to be Biden’s envoy to the African Union, Stephanie S. Sullivan, voiced her anger against Vance after he accused her of being woke, promoting a “progressive social policy” on gender identity, the Washington Post reported. The ambassador nominee oversaw an embassy that flew a pride flag.