The Trump Administration reorganizes the State Department
The US State Department will be reorganized to abolish the redundant offices and some programs that do not match the US external interests under Donald Trump’s presidency, the head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, announced on Tuesday.
« This approach concerns the department from its base, from offices to embassies, » said in a Marco Rubio statement, who described this reorganization as part of the ‘America First’ agenda (America in the first place), the official doctrine of Trump’s policy.
« The regional functions will be strengthened to increase the functionality, the redundant offices will be eliminated, and the non-state programs that are not in accordance with the US essential national interests will cease to exist, » explained the head of American diplomacy.
For example, he exemplified this, the activities under the sub -secretary for civil security, human rights and democracy will be transferred to the subordination of a new coordinator for external assistance and humanitarian business.
The new head of US diplomacy has criticized the excessive growth of the state department over the years, describing this institution as ‘swollen, bureaucratic and unable to fulfill its essential diplomatic mission in this new era of great competition.’
The extensive reorganization now announced by Rubio comes after Trump has ordered, in February, the reorganization of US external service – US diplomatic body – to ensure that US diplomats follow its foreign policy agenda.
