Overview

• Notifications have been delivered to 1,107 civil servants and 246 domestic-based foreign service officers under a judicially approved plan that targets roughly 3,000 of the department’s 18,000 U.S.-based employees.
• A Supreme Court ruling this week lifted a lower court injunction, enabling the first wave of cuts directed by President Trump and Secretary Rubio to proceed.
• Affected foreign service officers are furloughed for 120 days before losing their positions, while most civil servants face a 60-day notice period.
• The department says the reductions eliminate redundant domestic offices to refocus staff on core diplomatic priorities.
• Critics including Senator Tim Kaine and the American Academy of Diplomacy warn the downsizing could undermine U.S. global influence and crisis response.