Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will result in an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service, including John Bass, the undersecretary for management and acting undersecretary for political affairs, and Geoff Pyatt, the assistant secretary for energy resources, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel decisions ahead of Monday’s inauguration.
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Trump directs aides to arrange phone call with Putin
US President-elect Donald Trump has directed his team to arrange a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the first days after his inauguration set for January 20, CNN reports, citing sources.
"Trump has directed his aides to arrange a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the days after he’s sworn in," the report reads.
According to the broadcaster, one goal of the conversation will be "to discuss an in-person meeting in the coming months" to try to end the conflict in Ukraine.
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