State Department employees already bracing for mass layoffs faced another blow Friday in the Supreme Court’s ruling that district courts cannot issue universal injunctions against President Trump’s policies.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top agency officials have been gearing up to issue layoffs ahead of a self-imposed July 1 restructuring deadline, readying official “reduction in force” notices that could go out at any moment.
On the chopping block are the jobs of hundreds of Foreign Service officers currently stationed in D.C. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which designs and implements educational and professional exchange programs with other countries, is expected to be one of the hardest hit divisions with nearly 90 employees set to be fired, according to State Department sources.
The bureau facilitates visiting scholars and professional from other countries to cultivate “people-to-people ties among current and future global leaders that build enduring networks and personal relationships and promote national security and values,” its website states.
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