Secretary of State Marco Rubio just sent a cable to his entire State Department wanting them that sweeping change is coming and prioritized to issues: stopping mass migration and ending DEI.
Here’s more from RCP:
Shortly after taking the oath of office, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a cable to every U.S. diplomatic and consular post worldwide. The stark message from the new diplomat: Sweeping changes are coming to a department that had mistakenly emphasized “ideology over common sense” and “misread the world.”
The lengthy cable was sent shortly after Rubio arrived at his new post in Foggy Bottom and was obtained exclusively by RealClearPolitics. It signals a fundamental shift in foreign policy and a realignment of all diplomatic efforts toward putting American needs first.
“Every dollar we spend, every program we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions,” Rubio wrote. The questions: Does the action make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous?
To answer those questions in the affirmative and to realign the department with the mission of the new president, Rubio warned the diplomatic corps that the department will be transformed “into one that is innovative and nimble.” Said the new diplomat, “Certain priorities will be replaced, certain issues deemphasized, and some practices we will cease altogether.”
The first specific agenda item in the cable: stopping illegal immigration and securing the U.S. border. Rubio called tackling this issue, a Trump hallmark, “the most consequential issue of our time” and told his staff the world over that, effective immediately, “this department will no longer undertake any activities that facilitate or encourage it.”
More than 2 million illegal immigrants entered the United States each year on average under former President Biden, a historic surge. In concert with Trump’s executive orders, and lest there be any confusion, Rubio wrote, “The era of mass migration must end.”
Rubio also announced new personnel policies in line with Trump’s executive order ending so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring practices. His predecessor, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had emphasized those ideals, requiring department officials to “advance” DEI as a prerequisite for promotion and implement an “equity action plan.” The Biden administration often emphasized that equity must be “at the center.”
Under Rubio, the byword will, instead, be equality. He warned the department will end all evaluation and promotion practices other than those based on “performance and merit,” adding that “strict meritocracy is essential to securing our nation’s future.”
This is long overdue and you can bet this is going to trigger plenty of Democrat State Department employees to quit. Good! Let it be so!