The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities. That changed on Wednesday when they began to receive notices from officials in Washington DC about their imminent departures. The state department declined to comment on specific numbers or ambassadors affected, but defended the changes, calling them “a standard process in any administration”. Politico was the first to report on the ambassadorial recalls, which have drawn concern from some lawmakers and the union representing American diplomats. This article was amended on 22 December 2025 to give the correct name for the country of North Macedonia.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2025 11:09 UTC