The move was announced on Tuesday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality and redundant offices will be shut down.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced a "reorganization" of the State Department, with plans to make staffing cuts and consolidate domestic offices. The cuts aren't happening ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s new plans to drastically shrink and reorganize the State Department arise from President Donald Trump's purported aims to enhance efficiency and put “America ...

His plan would see dozens of offices and hundreds of jobs eliminated. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned in a new interview that a potential war with Iran would be “much messier” and “more complex” than military engagements the American people have seen ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is eliminating his department’s main bureau focused on democracy and human rights as part of a reorganization of the agency’s operations announced Tuesday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a plan to significantly reorganize the State Department, saying the redesign would reverse “decades of bloat and bureaucracy” and seek to ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio billed the plan as a major shake-up to streamline the department, which many US conservatives say has been overtaken by so-called "woke" ideology. "The Department is ...

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to reorganise what he called a “bloated” State Department, vowing on April 22 to cut programmes and close offices but stopping ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

April 20 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday dismissed as a "hoax" a draft Trump executive order that circulated over the weekend and would gut the U.S. State Department.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced plans to terminate programs and eliminate offices as part of a sweeping reorganization of his department. Rubio unveiled a new organizational ...