Alfonso Lenhardt made comments on Tuesday at agency's headquarters
Advocacy groups are ‘not asking for special rights’
Agency sought ‘openly gay Foreign Service officer’ for position
Country last in Scandinavia to legalize gay nuptials
Brunei, Malaysia gay rights records noted in letter to Obama
State Department launched Global Equality Fund in 2011
Decision limited to same-sex partner's biological children
‘People in our group were in tears’
Gay nuptials bill part of ‘amicable settlement’ in lawsuit
Rebel group views fight against homophobia as ‘legitimate’