Tο State Department It will begin today (11.07.2025) redundancies of more than 1,350 employees, as the government of the US President, Donald Trumpproceeds to an unprecedented restructuring of the diplomatic body.
Donald Trump’s move, critics say that it will undermine the US’s ability to defend and promote their interests abroad. The layoffs relate to 1.107 Public Employees and 246 Diplomatsaccording to an internal announcement by the State Department through Reuters.
‘The State Department rationalize domestic functions to focus on diplomatic priorities“, The announcement points out.
‘Staff reductions have been carefully configured to influence non -basic functions, offices that make same job, or unnecessary offices as well as offices where significant improvements in efficiency can be identified, “he added.
This move is the first step of a restructuring that Trump has sought to ensure that US foreign policy is in line with his agenda “First America».
Former diplomats and critics argue that dismissal of external service officials puts on risk America’s ability to deal with opponents such as China and Russia.
Trump ordered In February Foreign Minister Marco Rubio to restructure the diplomatic body to ensure that the foreign policy of the Republican President applies’faithfully».
Has also repeatedly committed to ‘spread the deep state“Dismissing bureaucrats he considers unfaithful.
Restructuring is part of a Trump’s unprecedented attempt to shrink federal bureaucracy and reduce what he calls wasted taxpayers’ money.
The restructuring was expected to be largely completed until July 1st, but did not proceed as planned amidst continuing, as the State Department waited for the US Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s attempt to stop a judicial order.
On Tuesday (08.07.2025), Supreme Court opened the way For the Trump government to proceed to job cuts and the sweeping reduction of many services staff, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffswhile dramatically remodeling federal bureaucracy.