Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to reform the State Department, aiming to cut bureaucracy and enhance efficiency in alignment with the 'America First' strategy. The plan, which targets specific human rights programs and others, proposes to consolidate functions, remove redundant offices, and eliminate programs misaligned with national interests. While Rubio distanced himself from a more radical draft that suggested shutting the Bureau of African Affairs, concerns about potential staff reductions and shifts in priorities circulate among officials and diplomats.
The proposed shake-up of America's primary foreign policy institution comes as the Trump administration continues to reorientate the United States on the world stage to align with the president's 'America First' agenda, while cutting costs and downsizing staff in a bid for efficiency.
In a post on social media, Rubio said that 'region-specific functions would be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America's core national interests will cease to exist.'
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