Citigroup, the nation’s third-largest bank, said Thursday that it will require all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 as a condition of employment. In a post on Linkedin, Sara Wechter, Head of HR, said that the decision was influenced by two key factors. “First, as the U.S. government is a large and important client of Citi, we have an obligation to comply with the Executive Order issued by the White House mandating that individuals supporting government contracts be fully vaccinated—an order that would impact the vast majority of our U.S. colleagues.” “Second, having a vaccinated workforce enables us to ensure the health and safety of our colleagues as we return to the office in the U.S.” Citibank, the consumer division of the group, has more than 700 branches concentrated in six metropolitan areas of the country: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami. …