Thousands of employees of the state Department and the U.S. Agency for international development expressed concern about the future of their departments. These are the results of the survey conducted by the consulting firm before the reorganization of both structures, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In addition, the survey showed that many officials Express particular concern due to the lack of support from the administration of President Donald trump and Secretary of state Rex Tillerson. They are, according to respondents, are not aware of the importance of the foreign Ministry for the promotion of the interests of the United States.
Nervousness and dissatisfaction among the employees of the state Department also cause the lack of leadership clear vision for the future which sets the stage for speculation and rumors about what might wait for them in the future.
Employees of the state Department, in addition to the already announced reductions, also expressed concerns about “further integration of the Agency for international development (USAID) into the Department of state and the militarization of U.S. foreign policy”, TASS quotes an excerpt from the article.
Developed by trump administration budget for the next fiscal year envisages, in particular, reductions in foreign policy by 28 percent and increase defense spending by 10 percent. Under these plans it is planned to reduce the number of employees of the Department of state on 2.3 thousand people. In addition, the US administration intends to drastically cut programmes of assistance to other countries.