Overview

• The Supreme Court’s July 10 decision overturned a lower-court injunction that had halted the administration’s effort to cut hundreds of State Department jobs
• On July 11 the department sent layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 U.S.-based foreign service officers as the first wave of reductions
• 3Affected foreign service officers will enter 120-day administrative leave before termination and most civil servants face a 60-day separation period
• Marco Rubio’s overhaul consolidates over 300 domestic bureaus and folds USAID functions into State to focus resources on core “America First” diplomatic priorities
• The American Foreign Service Association and bipartisan critics warn that these cuts will weaken U.S. soft power and hinder response to global crises