A draft executive order from the Trump administration suggests a significant reorganization of the US State Department, proposing cuts to sub-Saharan operations and departments focused on climate, refugees, and human rights. Key changes include the elimination of the Bureau of International Organizations and a reduction in diplomatic operations in Canada, aiming to streamline operations into four regional bureaus while dismissing “non-essential” embassies. This overhaul may represent one of the most drastic changes since the department’s establishment in 1789, with potential effects set for October 1 if enacted.
