The media learned about the reduction of more than 1.3 thousand employees of the State Department as part of the Trump plan

The US State Department is dismissing more than 1.3 thousand diplomats and officials as part of the plan of the American leader Donald Trump for a large-scale reorganization of the department. This was reported on Friday, July 11, by the Reuters news agency, citing an internal notification from the State Department.

"The dismissals will affect 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service employees based in the United States," the publication clarifies.

According to the Associated Press (AP), all dismissed State Department employees will be placed on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will officially lose their jobs. It is noted that for most of them this period is 60 days.

"The reduction in staff numbers was carefully planned in such a way as to affect non—core functions, duplicate or redundant offices, as well as offices where centralization or consolidation of functions and responsibilities could lead to significant efficiency gains," the notice says.

Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been sharply criticized by current and former diplomats for this initiative. In their opinion, the reduction in the State Department will weaken the influence of the United States in countering existing and emerging threats abroad."Газета.Ru ".

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On July 9, it was reported that the mass departure of NASA employees could seriously affect the implementation of key US space programs, including missions to the Moon and Mars. According to Politico, 2,694 government employees have already left NASA, which is only half of the cuts planned by the White House. If voluntary resignations are not enough before July 25, compulsory measures are possible.