State Department, Layoff and Sweeping Reorganization
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.
The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according to internal department communication reviewed by ABC News.
The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN.
The U.S. secretary of state met with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a gathering of Southeast Asian nations, where he also defended new U.S. tariff threats.
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting. The United States and China disagree on various issues, including trade, Taiwan and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said “it was shocking” to learn that the Trump administration had imposed sanctions on her.
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The Rakyat Post on MSNUS Secretary Of State: Trump Might Attend 47th ASEAN Summit In KLThere is a possiblity that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said discussions on the matter were underway to finalise the date for the ASEAN-US Special Summit,