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State Department Brings Back Times New Roman in Rubio’s Order, Replacing Calibri

The directive presents the shift as restoring professionalism over Biden-era accessibility goals.

Marco Rubio said restoring Times New Roman would be a victory for “decorum”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to join Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to brief lawmakers on the military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • On Dec. 9, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal cable instructing all diplomatic posts to use 14-point Times New Roman for official communications, ending the department’s 2023 Calibri standard.
  • The memo says the change will "restore decorum and professionalism," abolish a DEIA program, and align with the President’s One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations directive.
  • A State Department official confirmed the memo’s authenticity to the New York Times after Reuters reported details from the cable.
  • Antony Blinken’s 2023 switch to 15-point Calibri was justified on accessibility grounds for readers with disabilities, and some studies suggest sans-serif fonts can aid legibility.
  • The reversal reflects the administration’s broader rollback of Biden-era DEI/DEIA initiatives, and implementation of the new formatting standard has begun across U.S. diplomatic posts.