Trump administration moves to slash embassy staff and contractors worldwide

The US State Department has directed embassies worldwide to start planning cuts in both staff and locally hired workers.

According to anonymous sources, diplomatic missions have been asked to provide detailed lists of all full-time, part-time, and temporary employees, along with descriptions of their job duties, Caliber.Az reports via US media.

Locally hired personnel, working in the countries where the embassies are located, are also subject to reductions.

In addition, several contractors performing key roles, including security functions at US embassies, have already been dismissed under the Trump administration.

On February 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to a significant overhaul of the State Department. The order mandates a review of policies and procedures affecting nearly every aspect of the agency's operations and its diplomatic missions abroad.

Earlier, on January 21, Trump announced that his Presidential Personnel Office had begun dismissing over 1,000 officials appointed during the administration of former President Joe Biden.

Following his inauguration on January 20, Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at reforming the federal civil service. These decrees simplified the process for firing civil servants, reduced protections for federal employees, eliminated remote work for federal officials, and shut down all inclusion and diversity programs within federal agencies.

By Tamilla Hasanova