EXCLUSIVE: State Department Ends Decades-Long Program Paying Under-Performing Diplomats

State Department Ends Decades-Long Program Paying Under-Performing Diplomats

By Reagan Reese, Daily Caller News Foundation | July 02, 2025 The State Department is ending a program that for decades has given benefits and funds to low-performing diplomats rather than phasing them out of the department, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller. Under the Annuity Exception, Foreign Service members have been able to remain on the State Department payroll beyond their scheduled departure from the administration, the in…

EXCLUSIVE: State Department Ends Decades-Long Program Paying Under-Performing Diplomats

The State Department ends a program that for decades has given benefits and funds to low-performing diplomats, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller.