In July, the U.S. State Department sent layoff notices to more than 1,300 employees, including 1,107 civil servants and 246 U.S.-based foreign service officers, as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dramatic reorganization of the department.
A provision in the continuing funding resolution that the U.S. Congress is expected to shortly pass—ending the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history—has the union representing hundreds of diplomats laid off this summer hoping for a reprieve.
A provision in the continuing funding resolution that the U.S. Congress is expected to shortly pass—ending the longest federal shutdown in U.S.
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