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.
American Foreign Service Association
AFSA Statement on State Department Reductions in Force
Association of Black American Ambassadors
ABAA Statement on Zambia Aid
Jory Heckman, Federal News Network
Amid hiring push, State Dept finalizes hundreds of layoffs initiated last summer
Steven E Hendrix, Asia Times
With USAID gone, Indo-Pacific allies face the fallout
Laura Kelly, The Hill
USAID has $19B to close out agency. Critics push to use funds to save lives
Michele Kelemen, NPR
The State Department has had a surge in new retirements