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Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon leads the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of the Secretary’s Leadership Seminar at Harvard Business School in Boston, MA, on March 11, 2022. Deputy Secretary McKeon was joined by Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Carol Z. Perez. (Photo courtesy of Harvard Business School)

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