Trump administration proposes shake-up of US State Department

Humeyra Pamuk - Reuters - 19:05
The Trump administration is proposing an overhaul of the U.S. State Department that would eliminate more than 100 offices including some working on war crimes and rights advocacy to ensure Washington's premier diplomatic agency is in line with President Donald Trump's "America First" priorities.
  • Secretary of State Rubio says diplomatic agency must be align with Trump's America First priorities
  • Proposal would eliminate 132 bureaus and offices
  • Officials have 30 days to assess how many jobs will be cut
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is proposing an overhaul of the U.S. State Department that would eliminate more than 100 offices including some working on war crimes and rights advocacy to ensure Washington's premier diplomatic agency is in line with President Donald Trump's "America First" priorities.
The plan, which Congress has been notified about, would eliminate 132 of the department's 734 bureaus and offices, an internal State Department memo seen by Reuters said. Undersecretaries will submit plans to reduce staff by 15%, the document added.

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It was not immediately clear how many people would be laid off as a result of the revamp, but a report in online publication the Free Press, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X, said an additional 700 positions would be eliminated in the shuttered offices.
"In its current form, the Department is bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this new era of great power competition," Rubio said in a statement.
"That is why today I am announcing a comprehensive reorganization plan that will bring the Department into the ...
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