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State Department staff member urges foreign-policy 'toolbox' to be driven by regional bureaus and embassies
Summary
An unidentified staff member said the “toolbox” of American foreign policy should be centralized in the Department of State and driven from regional bureaus and embassies, citing Syria and an embassy operating in Turkey as an early test case and criticizing procedural memos that slow decisions.
An unidentified staff member said during remarks that the entire toolbox of American foreign policy should reside within the Department of State and be driven from regional bureaus down to embassies, citing Syria and an embassy currently operating in Turkey as an early test case.
The staff member said, “I want the entire toolbox of American foreign policy to reside within the Department of State, in particular, within our regional bureaus that cover the different regions of…
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