State Department: Most Under Secretary Posts Are Still Vacant

[MineralMan]

One of the most troubling things about the Trump Administrations, in terms of international diplomacy, is that most of the Under Secretary positions and many of the Assistant Secretary positions remain vacant, after the Obama appointees left. That leaves pretty much everything to Rex Tillerson, who appears to be mostly uninterested in diplomacy.

The Jingoism and isolationism this implies is alarming. Trump, by refusing to appoint people to those positions, is basically stripping off the top layers of authority from the State Department. Those Under Secretaries and their assistants are the people who normally advise the Secretary of State and inform the Secretary of issues and the state of relations with our allies and adversaries.

To view those offices and to see how many remain vacant, you can visit the links below:

Under Secretaries - https://www.state.gov/misc/19232.htm
Assistant Secretaries and other high-level officials - https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/title/as/

[MineralMan]

1. The Department of Labor Is in The Same Situation

https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/title/as/

[FenwayDonkey]

2. Good. If he doesn't want to staff his own administration fine with me*

[MineralMan]

3. Not good. It indicates the lack of concern with the mission of that department.

That is not good in any way. It's not fine with me.

[CountAllVotes]

4. tRump is a lazy man

If it is not a golf course (with or without the balls ... ), tRump is not interested in a lowlife like you or me!

[Thomas Hurt]

5. you got to start centralizing your power

for your totalitarian state somewhere.