Overview

• Leaked drafts reveal chapters on El Salvador, Israel and Russia are significantly shorter than under the previous administration.
• All references to LGBTQ+ individuals and related abuses have been removed from the key country assessments.
• Descriptions of government abuses, including gender-based violence, have been softened or omitted.
• State Department officials maintain the restructuring eliminates redundancies and focuses on legislatively mandated priorities.
• Former diplomats warn the revisions downplay serious rights violations and raise conflict-of-interest concerns linked to Trump’s negotiations with the three governments.