The Trump administration has ordered nearly 30 ambassadors in embassies around the world to return to the United States within weeks. A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service. Notably, the mass recall of ambassadors will leave the US without top-level representatives in more than half the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal are among the countries where ambassadors have been withdrawn. These withdraws seems at odds with the Trump administration aim to outcompete China on strategic projects in Africa focused on rare earths.
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What is the point of recalling ambassadors to countries like Burundi? Only dedicated career diplomats will want to serve there.
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The Trump administration has ordered nearly 30 ambassadors in embassies around the world to return to the United States within weeks. A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service. Notably, the mass recall of ambassadors will leave the US without top-level representatives in more than half the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal are among the countries where ambassadors have been withdrawn. These withdraws seems at odds with the Trump administration aim to outcompete China on strategic projects in Africa focused on rare earths.
What is the point of recalling ambassadors to countries like Burundi? Only dedicated career diplomats will want to serve there.