"In a cable dated December 9 and obtained by Reuters, Rubio reportedly wrote: "To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department's written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface." (The subject line of the directive is, "Return to Tradition: Times New Roman 14-Point Font Required for All Department Paper.")"
"Yes, the font. Helvetica is the typeface that iPhone users see when sending an iMessage to their friends; that New Yorkers might see on subway signage; or that anyone could see anywhere because it's literally one of the most recognizable fonts in the world. But Rubio thinks it's too woke and wants the State Department to return to using Times New Roman."
""This formatting standard aligns with the President's One Voice for America's Foreign Relations directive, underscoring the Department's responsibility to present a unified, professional voice in all communications." As Jezebel's resident font correspondent, I have to say that Times New Roman does not encapsulate the Trump admin nearly as well as, say, Wingdings. It doesn't make sense, it just takes up space, and no one really wants it around."
Marco Rubio directed the State Department to adopt Times New Roman as the standard typeface, specifying a return to 14-point formatting. The directive frames the change as restoring decorum and abolishing a DEIA program while emphasizing a unified, professional voice aligned with the President's One Voice policy. The move explicitly targets Helvetica as too "woke." The instruction follows prior guidance instructing embassies to document countries alleged to "violate" human rights for subsidizing abortion, maintaining DEI policies, or allowing trans care for minors. The decision reverses a 2023 policy that set Calibri size 15 as the department standard.
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