President Trump's administration is directing U.S. embassies globally to prepare for staff reductions as part of a broader effort to reshape the U.S. diplomatic corps. The move is seen as another step in Trump's 'America First' agenda and his commitment to aligning U.S. foreign policy with his vision.
The Trump administration has requested U.S. embassies worldwide to prepare for staff reductions, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Embassies have been asked to consider cutting both U.S. staff and locally-employed staff by 10%, with a list of the workforce due to be sent to the State Department by Friday. The State Department will then determine further actions. The move comes as part of President Trump's effort to overhaul the U.S. diplomatic corps.U.S.
embassies worldwide employ both diplomats and local staff, with most embassy staff coming from the host country. Separately, a U.S. official stated that around 60 contractors at the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor were terminated in recent weeks, and there is a possibility of further cuts in other bureaus. ABC News was the first to report that U.S. embassies had been told to begin planning for staff reductions.President Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to revamp the foreign service to ensure 'faithful and effective implementation' of his foreign policy agenda. The order, titled 'One Voice for America's Foreign Relations,' also says that failure to implement the president's agenda is grounds for professional discipline, which may result in firing personnel. 'The Secretary must maintain an exceptional workforce of patriots to implement this policy effectively,' the order read. The order also directs a potential revamp of the Foreign Affairs Manual, a comprehensive set of policies and procedures that lay out how the State Department operates, both domestically and internationally. This move follows efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and reflects Trump's commitment to aligning U.S. foreign policy with his 'America First' agenda. He has repeatedly pledged to 'clean out the deep state' by firing bureaucrats he deems disloyal. Just hours after taking office on January 20th, Trump ordered a freeze of most U.S. foreign aid to ensure it was aligned with his 'America First' policies. USAID, the chief U.S. humanitarian agency, became the first target of this effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, a close Trump ally, to reduce the size of the U.S. government. Since January 20th, Musk has dispatched members of his Department of Government Efficiency to scrutinize sensitive personnel and payment information in government computer systems. Aside from USAID, he led the drive to also dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that protects Americans from unscrupulous lenders
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