The U.S. diplomatic corps remains shaken from cuts to its ranks by Rex Tillerson, former President Trump’s first secretary of State. Successor Mike Pompeo vowed to help the State Department regain its “swagger,” but many members of the Foreign Service still felt disrespected by the past administration.
Biden, whose ties to the State Department span decades on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his past role as vice president, has sought a different relationship with Foggy Bottom.
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