Dossier
Foreign Service Officers
Coverage of Foreign Service Officers in the Nexus archive.
- U.S. faces foreign crises with a hollowed out diplomatic corps
The U.S. is managing foreign crises amid a depleted diplomatic corps. Dozens of senior career foreign service officers have left the State Department since Trump took office.
- DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
The Trump administration's purge of State Department personnel, including through Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has left the U.S. unable to rescue Americans stranded in Iran's war zone. Foreign Service Officers blame the administration's actions for removing expertise and exacerbating the crisis.