Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world (www.theguardian.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 01:29
https://lemmy.world/post/40533087

Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture

The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities.

Africa is the continent most affected by the removals, with ambassadors from 13 countries being removed: Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia and Uganda.

Second is the Asia-Pacific region, with ambassadorial changes coming to six countries: Fiji, Laos, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vietnam affected.

Four countries in Europe (Armenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovakia) are affected; as are two each in the Middle East (Algeria and Egypt); South Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka); and the western hemisphere (Guatemala and Suriname).

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OpenStars@piefed.social on 22 Dec 02:25 next collapse

Oooh, this surely must be a sign of good things to come.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today on 22 Dec 07:15 collapse

sounds like this allows russia to move on some of the countries with thier influence.

Zaktor@sopuli.xyz on 22 Dec 03:02 next collapse

Mainstream media does so much normalizing of Trump. It’s just “reshaping diplomatic posture for (undefined by the newspaper) ‘America first’ priorities” rather than firing public servants to install regime loyalists to threaten non-white governments.

frongt@lemmy.zip on 22 Dec 06:14 next collapse

This is, in the literal sense, conservative reporting. They’re not being fired, they’re being called back to Washington (though probably to “reapply for their own jobs”, for which they won’t be accepted).

Some analysis would be good, yes, but between just the facts and bad analysis, I’ll take just the facts every time and read between the lines on my own.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today on 22 Dec 07:15 collapse

sanewashing, and hypernormalising him.

INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone on 22 Dec 05:38 next collapse

Give us Caroline back ya wretched seppos!

titanicx@lemmy.zip on 22 Dec 05:53 next collapse

He did this exact same thing in his first term. Wrecked US diplomacy in a single swipe.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today on 22 Dec 07:16 collapse

all the sake for PUTIN. did we not forget he allowed putin to put bounties on the troops.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 22 Dec 07:29 next collapse

A shit President for a shithole country. American power will be forever damaged and will never recover from this.

It’s probably for the better.

MrSulu@lemmy.ml on 22 Dec 07:38 collapse

Let us hope that the US withdrawal allows the African nations to do what Europe is doing. Europe should increase fair partnerships and relationships to build up our brothers and sisters.