Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announces Major State Department Reorganization Plan

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Rubio unveils first stage of plan to cut State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rolled out the first stage of a major plan to reorganize the US State Department on Tuesday with changes that will eliminate 132 domestic offices, cut around 700 positions in Washington, DC, and close offices focused on war crimes and global conflict, according to a senior State Department official and documents obtained by CNN.

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Rubio Announces Sweeping State Department Overhaul, Vows "America First" Focus

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a comprehensive reorganization plan for the State Department on Tuesday, promising to streamline operations and realign the agency with President Trump’s “America First” foreign policy.

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Rubio Announces State Dept. Reforms, Slashing 'Decades of Bloat'

The State Department is slashing “decades of bloat and bureaucracy” with the termination of dozens of agency offices and more, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday.

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Trump administration reorganizing State Department, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the reorganization is part of President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, Rubio says. Rubio: "Non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America’s core national interests will cease to exist"

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US State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency with reduction of staff and bureaus

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday. Plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the overhaul. US State Department unveils massive overhaul with reduction of staff andbureaus.

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Rubio: It's Time to Clean House at State

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the start of those "sweeping changes" this morning. Rubio: "We are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department" The New York Times has entered freak-out mode over the executive order issued by Donald Trump outlining its scope and scale.

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Trump administration proposes State Department cuts in major overhaul

Trump administration proposes major overhaul of US State Department. Would eliminate around 130 of 732 domestic offices and scrap 700 jobs. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restructure was designed to get rid of offices that are "misaligned with America's core national interests" State Department spokesperson denied that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was behind the proposal.

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US State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency with reduction of staff and bureaus

Plans include consolidating 734 bureaus and offices to 602. It is unclear if the reorganization would be implemented through an executive order or other means. The White House's Office of Management and Budget proposed gutting the State Department's budget by almost 50%.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announces Reorganization at State Department to Put "America and Americans First"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sweeping changes at the State Department. Rubio shared, “Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the. State Department’s footprint has had unprecedented growth.”

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State Department releases reorganization plan

The State Department released its plans for reorganizing the agency Tuesday. Among the bureaus and offices the administration plans to cut are the Office of Global Women's Issues and its Diversity and Inclusion Office. The State Department also will eliminate the office of the director of the Foreign Service Institute, which provides language training.

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Trump administration unveils plans to restructure the State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio published the new reorganization chart on Tuesday. The plans are preliminary and could still be changed before they are approved and signed by President Donald Trump. The restructuring would also eliminate the offices of Global Women’s Issues and Diversity and Inclusion.

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State Department announces 'comprehensive' internal reorganization

The plan includes eliminating 132 offices and 700 positions for civil service and foreign service employees. In many instances, offices were merged to consolidate overlapping mandates, reducing the number of offices from 734 to 602. The U.S. Agency for International Development will reportedly cease to exist on July 1.

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Rubio announces major cuts at US State Department, accusing it of ‘radical’ ideology - The Boston Globe

Rubio calls the State Department "bloated, bureaucratic" and "beholden to radical political ideology" The most dramatic change is the elimination of the undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights. Critics call the move a shortsightedly blunt assault on the federal bureaucracy.

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Marco Rubio announces overhaul of U.S. State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's cutting about 700 positions and 132 offices at the State Department. Rubio takes aim at the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The Department is planning to cut about 15 percent of its personnel, though "no one is going to be walking out of the building" today.

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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department, with a reduction of staff and bureaus

The plan includes consolidating 734 bureaus and offices down to 602, as well as transitioning 137 offices to another location. There will be a “reimagined” office focused on foreign and humanitarian affairs to coordinate the aid programs overseas. “We cannot win the battle for the 21st century with bloated bureaucracy that stifles innovation and misallocates scarce resources,” Rubio said in a department-wide email.

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