Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called:
Revitalizing American Diplomacy/Americans deserve better. Only one party will revitalize American diplomacy to ensure that the U.S.remains the world’s pivotal power and a principled force for peace and prosperity 1/11

#Democrats will revitalize American diplomacy to ensure that the United States remains the world’s pivotal power and a principled force for peace and prosperity.2/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

The United States should be at the head of the table whenever the safety and well-being of Americans is at stake, working in common cause with our allies and partners. 3/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

Time and again, the Trump Administration has stormed out, leaving America’s seat at the table vacant and American interests on the menu. 4/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

Rebuilding America’s Tool of First Resort
Democrats believe that diplomacy should be our tool of first resort. 5/11
#DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

The world’s greatest power deserves to have the world’s very best diplomatic corps. But today, American diplomacy is badly adrift and under resourced, and our diplomats are demoralized.6/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

#Democrats will support and invest in long overdue reforms to make the State Department more strategic, modern, agile, and effective. 7/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

Rather than militarize our foreign policy, treat our diplomats with contempt, and call for reckless budget cuts, #Democrats will put diplomacy back in the hands of professionals 8/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

#Democrats will ensure our diplomats are better prepared to advance American interests on the central issues of our time, like disruptive technology and climate change. ​9/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

#Democrats will recruit a new generation of Americans who want to serve their country abroad and ensure they have the
training and tools they need. 10/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy

And #Democrats will expand and reform the Foreign Service so it reflects the diversity and richness of the country it represents.11/11 #DemPartyPlatform #AmericanDiplomacy