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Rubio begins mass firings at State Department: Key takeaways
Secretary of State Marco Rubio began mass firings at the State Department on Monday, part of a reorganization plan to form a ...
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Chinese FM on meeting with US Secretary of State: Strengthening contact, preventing misjudgment
A common focus of both sides is to translate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into specific policies ...
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US 'not walking away' from economic ties with ASEAN—Rubio
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Southeast Asian nations that the US is “not walking away” from its ...
US-China talks: State Secretary Marco Rubio meets Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi; discusses 'areas of potential cooperation,' amid trade war
Amid trade tensions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Kuala Lumpur, agreeing to explore cooperation areas. Discussions included communication improvement ...
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Former U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses downsizing in the State Department
NPR's Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration's plans to downsize the State Department.
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Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul
The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp ...
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration ...
Rubio Visits Asia in Shadow of Trump’s Tariffs
Marco Rubio made his first visit to Asia as secretary of state. Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to explain how President Trump’s ...