Government Executive published on 20 April 2025 an article titled "Rubio Denies that Trump Will Politicize the Foreign Service and Slash Embassies" by Eric Katz.
While plans are underway to reorganize the State Department, the draft executive order on this subject reported by The New York Times has been called a fake document by some in the Trump administration.
Comment: Following the dismantlement of USAID, Voice of America, and US Institute of Peace, it would come as no surprise that the State Department is next. Time will tell if the draft executive order represents thinking within the administration or is just a sick joke.