I suppose this another form of Trump's tariffs, but my reaction to Le Monde's French companies shocked by letter from US embassy in Paris demanding they respect Trump's anti-diversity policy was WTF.
The letter was signed by Stanislas Parmentier, the general services officer at the US embassy in Paris, according to the US State Department directory. Under normal circumstances, it would have remained under the radar, but this is the age of Donald Trump. Revealed by French economic daily Les Echos on Friday, March 28, the letter – Le Monde also obtained a copy of it – instructed the French companies to which it was addressed to respect the rules laid down by Trump, which ban all positive discrimination in favor of diversity and gender parity (DEI, for Diversity Equity Inclusion). "We inform you that Executive Order 14173, ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunities, signed by President Trump, applies to all suppliers and service providers for the US government, regardless of their nationality or the country in which they operate," wrote the embassy employee, who asked respondents to sign "within five days (...) a form for compliance with the US anti-discrimination law."
Others reporting on this:
US tells European companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order
Trump administration warns European companies to comply with anti-DEI order
Trump crackdown on anti-discrimination law hits French firms, sparking backlash
French Firms Handed DEI Compliance Letter By U.S.
Trump administration asks French companies to comply with DEI ban
Sorry, it is about power and therefore imperialism.
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