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State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a move critics say will undermine U.S. ability to defend and promote U.S. interests abroad.

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Applause as teary State Department workers exit after mass firings
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
State Department Lays Off 1,300 Employees in Sweeping Reorganization
The State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees as part of a sweeping reorganization plan that Trump administration officials say will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency...

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State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday, internal memo says
State Department Is Laying Off Over 1,300 Staffers Under Trump Administration Plan
State Department Says Mass Layoffs Will Begin Soon
It will likely result in hundreds of job cuts including members of the elite foreign service who advocate for U.S. interests in the face of growing assertiveness from adversaries such as China and Ru...

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US state department begins firings of more than 1,000 employees
State Department to start layoffs in coming days, cutting U.S. staff by 15%
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according to internal department communication reviewed by ABC News.
State Department notifies staff it will begin firing personnel ‘soon’
The State Department will begin firing personnel “soon” as Secretary of State Marco Rubio implements his dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an email from a top State Department official to staff Thursday evening.
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.
Forced-out U.S. diplomat on mass layoffs at State Dept.
A U.S. diplomat laid off from the State Department after over 20 years says cutting the types of programs she worked on will be “devastating” to U.S. foreign policy and national security. The layoffs are part of a mass reorganization of the federal agency,
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Trump Guts State Department And Staff Warns People Should Be ‘Scared’
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.
State Department workforce reduction: ‘There are simply too many people’
Senior State Department officials described the changes as “the most complicated reorganization in government history,” emphasizing that the cuts were largely made to eliminate Cold War-era redundancies as well as eliminating functions that were “no longer aligned with the president’s foreign policy priorities.”
State Department Says Reorganization Plan Moving to Implementation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A plan to reorganize and streamline the U.S. State Department is moving into the implementation phase following a Supreme Court decision and will be carried out quickly, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday.
State Department layoffs: Diplomats brace for mass firings after months in limbo
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m. Friday.
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