The Cost to America and the World
The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners: commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.” With this section of the journal, we aim to explore what is at stake in the current diplomacy crisis, focusing on the views of practitioners, but also including commentary from informed observers from academia and the media.
Press Release, American Foreign Service Association
AFSA Strongly Opposes State Department Reductions in Force
Press Release, The American Academy of Diplomacy
The Academy Opposes Deep Cuts to American Diplomats
Abigail Williams, NBCNews
Veteran U.S. diplomats baffled after mass layoffs at State Department
Kama Garrison, The Oklahoman
The cruelty of ending work at USAID erases a lifetime of humanitarianism
The Steady State
Statement from The Steady State on the Mass Firing of State Department Officers
Michael Boorstein, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
USAID closure will hurt Florida – and America