| Starting to clean out the stables? Good. |
Staffers in the offices of deputy secretary of state for management and resources as well as counselor were shown the door Thursday, according to CBS News.
Many of those let go were on the building’s seventh floor -- top-floor bigs -- a symbolically important sign to the rest of the diplomatic corps that their new boss has different priorities than the last one.
The staffing changes came as Tillerson was on his first foreign trip -- attending a G-20 meeting in Bonn, Germany.
"As part of the transition from one administration to the next, we continue to build out our team. The State Department is supported by a very talented group of individuals, both Republicans and Democrats," State Department spokesman RC Hammond told CBS.
"We are appreciative to any American who dedicates their talents to public," he added.
This week’s round of firings marks the second time State Department personnel have been cleared out since President Trump took office last month.
Four top officials were cleared out of the building at the end of January.
"As is standard with every transition, the outgoing administration, in coordination with the incoming one, requested all politically appointed officers submit letters of resignation," a State Department spokesman said at the time.
| So all they had to do was stamp given ones "Resignation Accepted," and send Security to walk them out the door. |