Ned Price, the US state department’s official spokesperson, has shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ Americans and highlighted the importance of queer representation in politics.
Price is the first out gay man to have been made a spokesperson for the US government administration, and led his first televised press briefing on February 2.
He spoke to ABC News before the briefing, saying: “The point that President Biden himself has made is that we need a national security workforce that looks like the country we represent, and that’s especially important for the Department of State that’s speaking to the rest of the world.” He continued: “Both in our word and our deed, our values of inclusiveness and strength in diversity will be on full.