we're about to have a third, one at fsi, one at sa-1, and one at a new building that is being revamped and readied for ca. we need more capacity. everybody knows that. and we're exploring everything we can do. i also have been made aware of the desire for more lactation rooms. i think we have added numbers to that, and we are in the process of trying to develop a policy to increase the numbers. and i think there is a lot that practical and again maybe apparently small steps, but which could make a big difference in an individual's ability to balance family and work. so i hope that we'll keep, really, stretching the envelope on this. obviously on, you know, for our lgbt community, we have really broken through and done a lot in terms of improving family-related policies. so we're very sensitive to this. we'll try to do as much as we can within the confines of the kind of, you know, specific constraints that we have to work with. so keep the ideas coming, and keep encouraging talented women to move up the ranks. we don't want there to be any stagnation in numbers. there should be no glas

my name is kathleen corey, and i work at fsi. many of us are have very involved in working on qddr-related projects, and we're very excited about the document and want it to stay. so my question is, what is the department doing to institutionalize the qddr so that regardless of who is secretary of state or regardless of which administration is in power, that the qddr will remain a cornerstone of u.s. foreign policy? thank you. >> well, first of all, thank you for your work at fsi and for your work on implementing the qddr. we are hoping that it will prove itself so that no matter who comes next not only in my position, but in all of the positions of leadership throughout state and aid will see it as the tool that it is. you know, the defense department has been doing this for years, and it has really advantaged them. that's how i first thought of it because i served on the armed services committee in the senate, and every four years the defense department would come up with this really slick, well-manufactured brochure and, you k

you think about 21st century diplomacy, we're asking, you know, our director general, we're asking fsi to envision what is the training, what are the new modes of thinking that we have to equip you with because you're not your mother's or your father's diplomat or foreign service officer or civil service expert. you're coming with a new set of challenges. so how can we help equip you but then how can you help prepare yourself to be ready? i think if you look at the qdr and go through that and imagine how this will lead to the vision of our role in the world, how we can be more effective, more impactful, how we can go further on less because will's no guarantee in these austere times that we'll have what we ideally like, that starts a conversation. in kind of the office groupings, the subject matter groupings, the affinity groupings, have that conversation and come with ideas either through the sounding board or directly to people in positions of responsibility and let's see where it leads and we'll do our best. [ applause ] >>> good morning, madam secretary. my name is leon gallanis, i

well set up new training through fsi to better prepare our staff for the demands of 21st century diplomacy. we have created multiple new courses designed to emphasize priorities identified in the qddr, including training and development assistance, multilateral diplomacy, and social media best practices. we want to make sure that every person at state and usaid has the skills and resources necessary to do your job. we also want to tap all the talent and expertise of our civil service. [ applause ] last year we developed a department-wide survey of civil servants. and by popular demand launched a pilot program for civil servants to deploy overseas. posts will obviously benefit from having skilled civil servants fill out their team. and the participants will gain greater experience about life at posts and a new set of responsibilities. if the program proves successful, we will look to expand it to more people and more posts. now these are just a handful of the steps we have taken in the past year. there are many, many more stories of the qddr in action. we've been tracking them on the websit

well set up new training through fsi to better prepare our staff for the demands of 21st century diplomacy. we have created multiple new courses designed to emphasize priorities ayifieded in the qddr, including training and development assistance, multilateral diplomacy, and social media best practices. we want to make sure that every person at state and usaid has the skills and resources necessary to do your job. we also want to tap all the talent and expertise of our civil service. [ applause ]