commissioner, she would have to step down from her present role as acting commissioner. Of the positions we track, the State Department has the most gaps of any agency. But the truth is, you only have 127 confirmed positions, so there are problems pretty much everywhere. How does the lack of confirmed positions hurt us there? I’m looking at the list of unconfirmed positions that might be needed over there: under secretary for public diplomacy, there’s no nominee.

Source: International New York Times August 31, 2021 22:30 UTC