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The Trump administration on Friday dismissed more than 1,350 employees, making a major reshuffle in the US State Ministry. These include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers.
The Trump administration is calling the move the beginning of re -giving direction to foreign policy under the US First Agenda. Democrat MPs and former diplomats have criticized the move.
His colleagues ‘clap-out’ with applause for the employees taking farewell to the state department office on Friday. Many people were seen crying emotional.
A separation checklist was given to the dismissed employees. It was told that after 5 pm on Friday evening, he will be dropped from the office and email access.
The change is part of the vision of Trump and External Affairs Minister Marco Rubio under which a target is to shorten bureaucracy and remove non-essential programs. Under this, the desk running the Afghan Refugee program has also been closed.