CNN published on 16 May 2026 an article titled "As Global Crises Multiply, Scores of US Diplomats Say They Have Been Forced Out" by Jennifer Hansler.
An estimated 2,000 Foreign Service officers have been forced out or left by their own choice the U.S. Department of State in the past year. Of 195 ambassadorial positions overseas, 115 are currently vacant, an unprecedented situation this late in an administration.
This hollowing out of the State Department will have far reaching implications for the ability of the United States to project power and deliver on its foreign policy priorities.
