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The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
The Trump administration began firing more than 1,000 State Department employees on Friday, as it moves to downsize the federal government’s diplomatic arm in what critics say is a risky retreat ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon President Donald Trump's administration plans to overhaul the U.S. diplomatic corps and cut jobs, an official said.
Donald Trump likes to say he’s about America first. What we’re witnessing here is America in retreat,” Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen told HuffPost at a rally for 1,353 dismissed diplomats.
The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces its workforce by 15%.
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly fired.