The US State Department is going to dismiss more than 1,300 diplomats and civil servants under the comprehensive restructuring scheme launched by the Trump administration earlier this year. The department started emailing notices of retrenchment to 1,107 civil servants and 246 Foreign Services Officers appointed in domestic roles in the United States. The officer confirmed this action on the condition of anonymity, before issuing individual notification.
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120 -day administrative holiday for Foreign Service Officers
According to an internal departmental notice received by AP, Foreign Services Officers affected by the retrench will be placed on 120 days administrative leave, after which they will formally lose their jobs. For most civil servants, the duration of isolation is 60 days. The internal message stated, “Regarding departmental reorganization … the department is streamlining domestic work to focus on diplomatic priorities. The notice stated that the cuts in jobs have been” prepared “to impact non-facilitated tasks, repetitive offices and offices where efficiency can be achieved through conversion of centralization or responsibilities.
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Trump and Rubio defended the move
Large -scale dismissal is part of the broad agenda of the Trump administration to new looks American diplomacy and reduce the size of the federal government. President Donald Trump, External Affairs Minister Marco Rubio and other Republican leaders appreciated the move and described it as expected long ago. From Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, where they are participating in the ASEAN Regional Forum, Rubio said it is not the result of an attempt to remove people. But if you close the bureau, you do not need those positions.