State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency, 15 percent staff reduction

Rubio Unveils Sweeping Reorganization of State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a plan to significantly reorganize the State Department, saying the redesign would reverse “decades of bloat and bureaucracy” and seek to eradicate what he suggested was an ingrained “radical political ideology.”

Rubio announces State Dept. reorganization plan reducing human rights-related offices

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a State Department reorganization plan that includes a reduction of offices related to democracy and human rights, as he seeks to ensure the department is aligned with President Donald Trump's America First policy. The department's proposed organizational chart showed the removal of the under secretary post for civilian security, democracy and human rights and the creation of a new post — t…

Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department by reducing staff, bureaus

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled an overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio has announced extensive cuts and a restructuring of his ministry. Offices and programs that did not correspond to the national interests of the US would be abolished or deleted: "In its present form, the ministry is bloated and unable to fulfil its essential diplomatic mandate in this new era of competition of the major powers".

Marco Rubio outlines plan to cut State Department ‘bloat’

Agency ‘unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission,’ spokeswoman says

Rubio plans sweeping reorganization of the State Department

Marco Rubio unveils a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would see many of its longstanding offices and hundreds of positions eliminated.