The State Department on Tuesday officially terminated the employment of approximately 200 foreign service members as part of a reduction in force (RIF), part of more than 1,300 layoffs at the agency ...

Less than 10 weeks after the State Department laid off hundreds of foreign service officers, citing bureaucratic bloat, it will begin onboarding new officers later this month. The Office of Talent ...

The recruitment effort comes after the department fired nearly 250 foreign service officers last year and drove out scores of other experienced diplomats, including ambassadors. “None of this happens ...

The fact sheet from the State Department said the foreign service onboarding program, A100, has also been “transformed.” “Foreign Service Officers will now receive substantive content on policy and ...