The Secretary of State has announced a comprehensive reorganization of the State Department

US Secretary of State Rubio announced on the 22nd that the US State Department will implement a comprehensive reorganization plan to streamline personnel and cut costs to implement the "America First" foreign policy promoted by US President Donald Trump. In a statement on the same day, Rubio said that the United States "is facing great challenges on a global scale." The current State Department is bloated and bureaucratic, and it is difficult to fulfill its important diplomatic mission in the new era of great power competition. "The reorganization plan aims to bring the US State Department" into the 21st century "to better advance the core national interests of the United States. According to US media reports, the first phase of the comprehensive reorganization plan of the US State Department will cut about 15% of the staff in the United States and eliminate 132 offices. About 700 jobs are expected to be cut in the capital, Washington, and some institutions related to democracy, human rights, diversity and other issues will be shut down. At the same time, some new institutions will be established, including the establishment of a new department to deal with so-called "emerging threats", focusing on cyber security, artificial intelligence proliferation and other areas. (Xinhua News Agency)