I agree with you completely on this. The State Department does not formulate foreign policy. It advises and executes at the behest of the Executive Branch.
This is like sabotaging the boss. Shouldn’t be stood for.
I found that I was a lot more effective at my job when I spent more time trying to make my boss look good than myself.
These showboats have got to go if they think Trump will put up with this nonsense.
This by itself, IMHO, is grounds for cutting them loose.