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More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government -- but which critics predict will hamstring US influence around the world.

International Business Times

US state department issues first of 1,350 termination orders after court lifted ban

Career diplomats and other staff begin receiving notices amid Trump administration cull of about 15% of workforce

The Guardian - US

Trump Administration To Cut USAID Staff To Fewer Than 300 Staffers: Reports

More than 10,000 jobs will be slashed from the global humanitarian agency; Foreign Service officers will have 30 days to return to the U.S.

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In December 2013, India’s former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon was addressing young Indian Foreign Service trainees. In the midst of sharing his experiences and some nuggets of advice for the new recruits, Menon offered a theory on why demeanour implicitly adds to the credibility of certain…

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Cardin, Hagerty aim to fund modernization panel for US diplomacy - Roll Call

Senators who oversee the State Department say its structure and ability to respond to global crises are outdated.

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Bureaucracy: Centre Appoints Four Indian Foreign Service Officers In PMO, See Full List

Four Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers appointed to different posts in the Prime Minister’s Office. Read full story on Dynamite News

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House Jan. 6 committee to reveal Meadows’ pressure on Georgia election officials

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee plans to show in its fourth hearing Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows “had an intimate role ... in this plot to put pressure on (Georgia) state legislators and on elections officials,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., a member…

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House Jan. 6 committee to reveal Meadows’ pressure on Georgia election officials

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee plans to show that President Donald Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows “had an intimate role … in this plot to put pressure on (Georgia) state legislators and on elections officials,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a member of the panel, told the Los…

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What to know about Bridget Brink, the nominee for ambassador to Ukraine

The Biden administration is re-opening its embassy in Ukraine and hoping the Senate will approve a new ambassador. The nominee, Bridget Brink, was on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing Tuesday.

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