Recall of Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Vacancies

Wall Street Journal: “The State Department in recent days told the ambassadors they need to return to Washington, giving them until mid-January to vacate their posts. Before the directive, the U.S. already had around 80 vacant ambassador spots worldwide, a shortfall that diplomats said leaves a gap in American diplomatic capabilities. ”

“The mass recall a year into the administration, coupled with the numerous top-level overseas posts already sitting empty, is without modern historic precedent.”