The Wriston Committee recommended drastic changes to the United States Foreign Service.[3] Up to that point, the Foreign Service had offered two distinct career paths to State Department officials: as field officers abroad, or as desk staff in Washington.[3] The Wriston Committee recommended a new system that would see diplomats alternate between foreign postings and postings in Washington.[3] As Director General of the Foreign Service, Hare was tasked with the "Wristonization" of the Foreign Service.[3]