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Overseas. i was concerned to hear that the new administration had, as you indicated, summarily dismissed a number of senior career officials before the new secretary of state has been confirmed. of course any new administration has the right and does bring in their new team. that is understood, accepted. but these are nonpartisan, career officials that although im sure they are delighted to go and retire, maybe play golf, 16 hour days year after year, but they would certainly, im convinced have ...

Team is identified, vetted and confirmed. so why leave gaps in these crucial positions and if theres one thing i learned in 40 years with the state department, crises can blow up literally overnight out of nowhere. why deprive yourself in the interim of these career foreign service officers? >> it seems to me that part of whats unusual here -- and for those of us who are observers of these agencies and observers of the work at the state department from afar, just as citizens, its hard to know wh...

Confirmed. of course any new administration has the right and does bring in their new team. that is understood, accepted. but these are nonpartisan, career officials that although im sure they are delighted to go and retire, maybe play golf, 16 hour days year after year, but they would certainly, im convinced have stayed on to help the new administration, to give them the benefit of their advice, to help the new team settle in. it can be months before the new team is identified, vetted and confi...