Trump Ousts 29 Ambassadors in Bold “America First” Shakeup
Trump recalls 29 career diplomats worldwide in a sweeping move to enforce his America First agenda, sparking concern across Congress and the State Department.
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassador and other senior embassy positions to reshape the U.S. diplomatic presence abroad with individuals who fully support President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities.
According to two State Department officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel changes, heads of mission in at least 29 countries were informed last week that their terms would end in January.
All of them had assumed their posts during the Biden administration but had survived the first major shakeup in the early months of Trump’s second term, which primarily targeted political appointees. That changed Wednesday, when they began receiving notices from officials in Washington about their impending departures.
The officials noted that ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the president, although they typically remain in their posts for three to four years. The officials said those affected by the changes are not losing their foreign service jobs but will return to Washington for other assignments if they choose.
The State Department declined to comment on the affected ambassadors or their number but defended the changes as “a normal process in any administration.” It said an ambassador “is the personal representative of the president, and it is the president’s prerogative to ensure that these countries have individuals who will advance the America First agenda.”
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The African continent was most affected by the changes, with ambassadors removed from 13 countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, and Uganda.
Asia was second, with ambassadorial changes in six countries: Fiji, Laos, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Vietnam were affected. Four European countries (Armenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovakia) have been affected; as have two in the Middle East (Algeria and Egypt); two in South and Central Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka); and two in the Western Hemisphere (Guatemala and Suriname).
Politico first reported the recall of the ambassadors, a move that has drawn concern from some lawmakers and the union representing American diplomats.
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