Washington Post: The State Department’s entire senior management team just resigned
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s job running the State Department just got considerably more difficult. The entire senior level of management officials resigned Wednesday, part of an ongoing mass exodus of senior foreign service officers who don’t want to stick around for the Trump era.
Tillerson was actually inside the State Department’s headquarters in Foggy Bottom on Wednesday, taking meetings and getting the lay of the land. I reported Wednesday morning that the Trump team was narrowing its search for his No. 2, and that it was looking to replace the State Department’s long-serving undersecretary for management, Patrick Kennedy. Kennedy, who has been in that job for nine years, was actively involved in the transition and was angling to keep that job under Tillerson, three State Department officials told me.
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WNU Editor: The media is saying that this will make Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s job (if he is confirmed) of running the State Department considerably more difficult. I say no …. he can now appoint/promote the people that who knows will be loyal to him.
Update: Apparently these resignations were announced a few weeks ago …. and they are following through right now.
More News On The Entire U.S. State Department’s Senior Management Team Resigning
State Dept. senior management team resigns: report — The Hill
At least two senior State Department diplomats leave posts: officials — Reuters
US State department’s entire senior management team quits as Secretary Rex Tillerson takes up post — The Independent
There’s an ‘ongoing mass exodus’ at the State Department of people who don’t want to work for Trump — Business Insider
