The US State Department has laid off 15% of its staff.
On Thursday, the US State Department announced that as part of Donald Trump’s extensive changes to the country’s diplomatic corps, it will lay off nearly 15% of its staff, which amounts to more than 1,500 people.
According to the US State Department, this measure is being taken as part of the most significant restructuring of the country’s diplomatic corps in recent decades. State Department officials say these adjustments align their mission with Donald Trump’s vision of prioritizing America.
This reduction in workforce, along with voluntary adjustments, will affect nearly 15% of the internal staff of the US State Department.
A senior official from the US State Department said that this number is close to 1,800 people, and this restructuring will also lead to the merging or complete elimination of several hundred offices.