The US State Department fired more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global leadership and efforts to counter threats abroad. The department sent layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel mls standings julius randle matters. As fired employees packed their belongings, dozens of former colleagues, ambassadors, members of Congress and others spent a warm, humid day protesting outside. Holding signs saying, "Thank you to America's diplomats" and "We all deserve better," they mourned the institutional loss from the cuts and highlighted the personal sacrifice of serving in the foreign service.
► Subscribe to The Economic Times for the latest video updates. It's free! lamine yamal -
► More Videos @ ETTV -
►
► For business news on the go, download ET app:
Follow ET on:
► Facebook -
► Twitter -
► LinkedIn -
► Instagram -
► Flipboard -
#news #latestnews #economictimes #ET #TheEconomicTimes #businessnews
