Trump Administration Considers Major Overhaul of State Department

In light of this, the Trump administration has apparently proposed a significant restructuring of the U.S. State Department. Their efforts reportedly include a reorganization executive order for a “disciplined reorganization.” Here’s how this proposed legislative overhaul will increase the organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. We intend to do that, first and foremost, by undertaking a total structural overhaul, with an eye toward an October 1, 2024 ambitious completion date.

The draft executive order lays out an aggressive roadmap. Most importantly, it would seek to close every single non-essential embassy and consulate in all of Sub-Saharan Africa. This controversial proposition is part of a larger strategy to merge the State Department’s regional operations into one. The plan suggests merging existing regional bureaus into four distinct “regional corps”: Eurasia, Mid-East, Latin America, and Indo-Pacific.

Eurasia would include all of Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. The Mid-East corps would consist of Arab nations, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Latin America consists of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. At the same time, the Indo-Pacific corps covers all of East and Southeast Asia, as well as nations to the southwest such as India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.

The draft executive order is ambitious in calling for structural changes. It calls for a fundamental reimagining of the way the U.S. chooses and educates its diplomats. This reform will better focus our foreign assistance mission delivery overseas and better project American strength around the world. It further aims at reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the department.

“The goal is to streamline mission delivery, project American strength abroad, cut waste, fraud, abuse and align the Department with an American First Strategic Doctrine reflecting the priorities of the Executive Branch.” – Draft Executive Order

The White House did not respond immediately to CNBC’s request for comment on the specifics of the draft order. The 16-page document appears ready for President Donald Trump’s signature, indicating a swift move toward implementing these changes if approved.