Abigail Golden-Vazquez

is a consultant and founding executive director of the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program (AILAS) from 2015-2020. The AILAS Program focuses on the critical importance of the growing Latino population to the continued the success of US democracy and economic well-being, and promotes policies and actions that advance Latinos in service to the collective good of the nation. Prior to serving as the executive director of AILAS, Abigail managed the Institute's geographical and topical leadership initiatives as well as a senior manager and director of external relations at the German Marshall Fund (GMF).

Opinion / Reform

More DEI Equals Smarter Diplomacy

In this article for the Represent series, Abigail Golden-Vazquez writes about how impactful representation is for the Foreign Service and diplomacy writ large and provides solutions and policy improvements that will improve leadership, recruitment, and retention.