The State Department Reorganization Abroad Doesn’t Go Far Enough

The State Department Reorganization Abroad Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Foreign Affairs The State Department Reorganization Abroad Doesn’t Go Far Enough Closing unused consulates should be a premise, not a point of debate Credit: TANYA DZAFAROWA/AFP via Getty Images A draft internal State Department memo (denied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio) shows the Trump administration is considering closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates and to consolidate staff in Japan and Canada. Key “can’t do without them” functions of…