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Marco Rubio Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Restructure the US State Department

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The Trump administration has proposed a significant reorganization of the United States State Department, which aims to shift the department's priorities to align with the "America First" mandate. This reorganization plan was announced by Senator Marco Rubio, who claims that the current system is overly focused on radical ideologies and not sufficiently prioritizing America's core national interests. The proposed changes target various programs, including those related to human rights, war crimes, and democracy.

    1. The vital work left on Secretary Rubio's cutting-room floor represents significant pillars of our foreign policy long supported by Democrats and Republicans alike, including former Senator Rubio — not 'radical ideologies' as he now claims.
    1. Then-Senator Rubio once asked, 'If America stops leading, who will fill the vacuum we leave behind?'
    2. What remains unclear is whether or not Secretary Rubio, my former colleague on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, still shares this view. His current actions suggest that this is no longer the case.
    1. Warfare and diplomacy in the 21st century are changing every day. Yet, bloat and bureaucracy keep the State Department from responding to those changes. This reorganization will make the State Department leaner and meaner and ensure every dollar and diplomat puts America First.
    1. Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America's core national interests will cease to exist.
    2. We cannot win the battle for the 21st century with bloated bureaucracy that stifles innovation and misallocates scarce resources. That is why, under the leadership of President Trump and at my direction, I am announcing a reorganisation of the Department so it may meet the immense challenges of the 21st Century and put America First.
    3. Over the past 15 years, the Department's footprint has had unprecedented growth and costs have soared. But far from seeing a return on investment, taxpayers have seen less effective and efficient diplomacy.
    4. We are facing tremendous challenges across the globe. To deliver on President Trump's America First foreign policy, we must make the State Department Great Again.
    5. Under President Trump's leadership, we have a commander in chief committed to putting America and Americans first. As his secretary of state, I am confident a reformed State Department will meet the moment and help make our country great once again.