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House Foreign Affairs members press State Department on reorganization, layoffs and loss of China expertise
Summary
At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, members questioned the State Department’s recent reorganization and a reduction in force that affected nearly 1,300 employees, raising concerns about lost institutional expertise, Mandarin-language capacity and U.S. ability to compete with China.
At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, lawmakers pressed the State Department’s under secretary about the administration’s reorganization that eliminated offices and affected nearly 1,300 employees, asking whether the changes will hinder U.S. diplomacy and language capabilities critical to countering China.
Committee members said the cuts and office closures risked removing subject-matter experts and undermining the United States’ ability to engage in Asia. “We cannot say that we are serious about competing with China when our restructuring means cutting 1,300 employees and rescinding almost 9,000,000,000 in spending on foreign…
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