Rubio Unveils Reorganization Of State Department

The Washington Post reports:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a plan Tuesday to significantly reorganize the State Department, saying the redesign would reverse “decades of bloat and bureaucracy” within the agency. The effort targets some human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy, according to internal documents shared with The Washington Post.

One document purporting to be a draft executive order, widely circulated among current and former officials over the weekend, outlined a more radical plan that involved numerous major changes, including shutting down the Bureau of African Affairs and eliminating numerous outposts across the continent. Rubio distanced himself from that document, calling it a “hoax” and “fake news.”

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