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For Immediate Release
CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES HUDSON TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF 
THE OFFICE OF WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 – FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today announced that the agency has 
chosen Larry Hudson to serve as Director of the Office of Workplace Diversity, continuing the 
work he has been doing as acting director.
“The FCC workforce is diverse in many ways, including age, race, disability, gender, ethnicity, 
sexual orientation, and religion,” said Chairman Pai. “I’m pleased that Larry will continue the 
important work of ensuring that all Commission employees have opportunities to fully advance 
their skills and abilities.”   
The Office of Workplace Diversity ensures that the FCC provides employment opportunities for 
all persons regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual 
orientation. Specifically, the office is charged with taking steps to foster a diverse workforce; 
promoting and ensuring equal opportunity for all FCC employees and candidates for 
employment; and developing the Commission’s affirmative employment goals and objectives.
Prior to joining the FCC in 2015, Hudson served as the Chief, Employee and Labor Relations for 
the Bureau of Administration, Bureau of Information Resource Management, and Bureau of 
Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the State Department. He has held positions at the 
Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service. 
Hudson possesses more than 20 years of labor and employee relations experience from the 
private, public and military sectors. His initial introduction to human resources came while he 
served active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Hudson is a trained mediator, formerly certified by the 
Virginia Supreme Court. He has also obtained the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) 
certification and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) practitioner certification. He has a Master 
of Science Degree in Human Resources Management from Chapman University, a Master of 
Science Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Science 
Degree in Management from the University of Maryland.
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