Trump Recalls Nearly 30 Career Diplomats Globally

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 career diplomats serving as ambassadors and heads of mission in countries around the world, directing them to leave their posts by mid-January as part of an effort to realign U.S. foreign policy with its priorities. The move, which affects primarily appointees from the previous administration, targets embassies in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere, according to State Department officials and representatives from the American Foreign Service Association.

Notices were issued last week to diplomats in at least 29 countries, with the majority from Africa. Affected posts include those in Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, and Cape Verde. In Asia, recalls involve the Philippines, Vietnam, Fiji, Laos, Papua New Guinea, and the Marshall Islands. European missions in Armenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovakia are also impacted, along with Algeria and Egypt in the Middle East, and Guatemala and Suriname in the Western Hemisphere. The diplomats, who were appointed during the Biden administration,...