Top Obama aide pushes diversity in national security ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says America's top diplomatic and defense brass needs to become more diverse. Susan Rice says minorities still make up less than a fifth of senior U.S. diplomats, and less than 15 percent of top military and intelligence officials. But minorities are 40 percent of the population nationwide.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says America's top diplomatic and defense brass needs to become more diverse. Susan Rice says minorities still make up less than a fifth of senior U.S. diplomats, and less than 15 percent of top military and intelligence officials. But minorities are 40 percent of the population nationwide.…