According to the embassy spokesman, in responses written to Lusa, “US diplomatic missions are reviewing all contracts and bags to ensure that they are in accordance with recent White House executive orders.”
The US embassy in Portugal is asking companies in Portugal, with which it has a contract, to confirm whether they are in line with US federal laws against diversity and inclusion, asking to “complete a document”.
According to the embassy spokesman, in responses written to Lusa, “US diplomatic missions are reviewing all contracts and bags to ensure that they are in accordance with recent White House executive orders.”
“As part of this review, it is being asked from contractors and scholarship containers the certification required by the president’s executive order,” confirmed Marie Blanchard.
It adds that this certification “only requests that companies contracted or scholarship containers make sure they are in accordance with US anti -discrimination federal laws.”
It ensures that this verification is not done by the embassy, and that they only ask companies to “self -heart”.
“In other words, we are just asking them to complete an additional document,” said Marie Blanchard.
He added that following this contact, “each company is encouraged to consult its lawyers regarding its specific factual circumstances.”
The embassy refused Lusa’s request to provide the letter sent to companies with the argument that “it cannot share private correspondence.”
This initiative on the part of the Embassy in Portugal follows the various executive orders signed by Donald Trump on January 23, which oblige federal agencies to recognize only females and male and eliminate gender identity and all policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion are eliminated.
O On Monday reported that the embassy was reviewing contracts between the US government and companies in Portugal, which included the certification that they would comply with President Trump’s new rules against diversity programs.
The Minister of Economy, Pedro Reis, when asked about this question during the press conference of the Council of Ministers on Thursday, chose not to respond directly, emphasizing that more than finding “points of discord” is needed “bridges”.
A He announced this Thursday that he has arrived a letter to the US embassy to express concern that the US contacted companies in Portugal impetusing changes to diversity programs, considering that it calls into question a more democratic, fair and solidary world.
According to international press, several dozen European Union companies received a letter from the United States Embassy suggesting that they abandon diversity, equality and inclusion practices to continue working with US state institutions.
