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How layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy

By Steve Inskeep
Published July 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM PDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Dinkelman, new president of the American Foreign Service Association, about how layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy.

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