Posted on 01/19/2025 5:46:21 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, said three U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will see an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service, including John Bass, the undersecretary for management and acting under secretary for political affairs, and Geoff Pyatt, the assistant secretary for energy resources, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel decisions ahead of Monday’s inauguration.
Requesting the resignations, the prerogative of any incoming administration, indicates a desire to quickly shift the tone and makeup of the State Department as Trump seeks to upend the global diplomatic chess board after four years of President Joe Biden. Key priorities for Trump include imposing sweeping tariffs on allies and adversaries, ending the war in Ukraine, solidifying the wobbly ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants.
“It is entirely appropriate for the transition to seek officials who share President Trump’s vision for putting our nation and America’s working men and women first. We have a lot of failures to fix and that requires a committed team focused on the same goals,” said a spokesperson for the transition team.
The State Department declined to comment.
On Friday, the Trump team made clear to many of the department’s career officials serving as assistant secretaries and in other high-level positions that they would not be needed beyond Monday.
Some incoming presidents choose to keep a larger stable of career diplomats in senior roles until handpicked political appointees receive Senate confirmation. Instead, Trump has authorized the selection...
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Glad to see Wyatt demoted or gone (whichever it is). He was Nuland’s partner in crime in orchestrating the 2014 putsch in Ukraine. Anybody remember this?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
I love when the garbage takes itself out. WoooHooooo!
This is critical. If I could bold, underline, exclaim I would. State department folks are very plugged in and if they keep the clearances while they go to work in private sector no telling the leaks we will have. If they resign due to president then they do ‘t support the mission of the pres.
Hasta la vista baby! Good riddance! Get rekt!
Stupid spellchecker. Pyatt not Wyatt.
Get em gone!
The Trumpian New World needs the enthusiastic support of the Big Money people--so here's a vigorous "second" to your rolling out the red carpet.
We are about to see the transformation of American politics that will--for the first time in the Industrial Age--use government to weld together the basic desires of the corporate and the business classes.
Awesome! My vote at work.
Musk, with Little X:
Did you hear the one about the senior career diplomat who got a Metal. When ask what was the Metal for, the senior career diplomat replied “Ukraine”. The comment back was “but Ukraine is at war!”. The senior career diplomat replied “thanks to me….”.
We need a “coming out” party for those who have been working for the government (federal and state) from home without accountability . . . Many making hefty 6 figure incomes. COVID really put the screws to the American taxpayer.
They see the writing on the wall. Good riddance!
“ On Friday, the Trump team made clear to many of the department’s career officials serving as assistant secretaries and in other high-level positions that they would not be needed beyond Monday.”
Hopefully, “they” take their Depravity Elitist Indoctrination (DEI) with “them”!
It is finally here.
Good grief what energy I’ve wasted stressing for a YEAR now, it seems.
Well no, mostly since July.
“she’s gonna win, OMG!”
“she’s up in the polls by 7, OMG!”
“He said WHAT? OMG!”
He picked WHO for WHAT POSITION? OMG!”
Etc.
What a little b..h I acted like the past half year :)
Most of the time I kept the thoughts to myself because it sounded so concern trollish.
But that’s only to people who dont get anxiety attacks!! And had a lot more faith in Trump than I guess I had.
I LOVE that they (folks like you) were right and I was so very wrong.
This is a GREAT thing to be wrong about, if one is going to be :)
I couldn’t tell your its main purposesa, to be frank.
I’m going to say that most, if not All of them are in on the bidet money theft scam.
I also will say that WE WILL HUNT your TREASONOUS A$$€$ DOWN AND PROSECUTE YOU !!!
Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump’s inauguration
As it should be
They won’t be missed. They’d have done more damage, anyway.
since they quit, they are not eligible for unemployment benefits
and their positions need to be totally eliminated
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