US EditionU.S. State Department Starts Firing More than 1,350 Workers in Shake-Up
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – Layoffs affect 1,353 domestic civil servants and foreign service officers as part of a 15% workforce reduction to restructure and reduce overlapping bureaus, officials said.
- On Friday, the U.S. State Department initiated layoffs affecting over 1,350 employees located within the United States as part of a significant restructuring effort in Washington, D.C.
- The layoffs came after President Trump directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio in February to overhaul the diplomatic corps to better reflect the priorities of the America First policy, occurring amid ongoing legal disputes and following a Supreme Court decision that permitted the cuts to move forward.
- A total of 1,353 employees, including over a thousand civil service workers and nearly two hundred foreign service officers, were immediately placed on administrative leave for a period of 120 days prior to their official termination.
- An internal memo outlined that the cuts target overlapping or unclear responsibilities across hundreds of various divisions, with President Trump and Rubio praising the reductions as essential for improving efficiency.
- Critics, including the American Foreign Service Association and some lawmakers, warned the cuts risk weakening U.S. diplomatic influence during global instability and send a 'wrong signal' to allies and adversaries alike.
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State department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
The layoffs, which affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers based in the United States, come at a time when Washington is grappling with multiple crises on the world stage.
State Dept starts firing over 1,350 workers
The State Department began firing more than 1,350 US-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a move critics say will undermine US ability to defend and promote US interests abroad. The layoffs, which affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers based in the United States, come at a time when Washington is grappling with multiple…
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The U.S. State Department fired more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America’s global leadership and ability to counter threats abroad.
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