US Foreign Service Shrinks As Political Appointees Rise
The United States foreign service has lost between 20% and 25% of its officers over the last 16 months. More than 90% of President Trump's ambassadors to date are political appointees rather than career diplomats.
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“We've lost 20, 25% of our foreign service officers over the last 16 months, and my guess is that will take a decade to recover, just on the personnel side, not to mention institutional integrity.”
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