Rubio Announces Sweeping Reorganization of State Department

One of the agencies, the secretary of state said, ‘facilitated mass migration around the world, including the invasion on our southern border.’
Rubio Announces Sweeping Reorganization of State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a final press conference at the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels on April 4, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a plan on Tuesday to significantly restructure the Department of State to reduce “decades of bloat.”

“In its current form, the (State) Department is bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this new era of great power competition,” Rubio said in a statement. “Over the past 15 years, the Department’s footprint has had unprecedented growth and costs have soared ... but far from seeing a return on investment.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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