Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts

State Department staff shakeup accelerated ahead of Trump's inauguration, 2 sources say
At least 20 State Department officials were told to resign from leadership roles before Trump took office, two sources said.
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State Dept reports record number of Americans have passports
The State Department said more than 170 million passports are in circulation and it issued or renewed 90 million passports ...
Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel’s war with Hamas after a ceasefire ...
Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a ...
No US government group in Syria for search of Austin Tice, State Department says
The U.S. State Department on Monday said there is no U.S. government organization currently on the ground in Syria for the search of Austin Tice, an American journalist taken captive during a ...
A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits senior leadership at the State Department
A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department ...