CNN: Trump administration looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates

[Dennis Donovan]

CNN - Trump administration looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN
Updated 5:28 PM EDT, Tue April 15, 2025

The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN.

The document also recommends reducing the footprint at the US diplomatic missions in Somalia and Iraq — two countries that have been key to US counterterrorism efforts — and “resizing” other diplomatic outposts.

The proposed changes come amid a broader expected overhaul of the US’ diplomatic agency as the Trump administration, spurred by the Elon Musk-backed Department of Government Efficiency makes dramatic efforts to shrink the federal government. It is unclear whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed off on the proposed closures.

The document recommends closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates. Many of the posts are in Europe and Africa, though they also include ones in Asia and the Caribbean. They include embassies in Malta, Luxembourg, Lesotho, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan. The list also includes five consulates in France, two in Germany, two in Bosnia and Herzegovina, one in the United Kingdom, one in South Africa and one in South Korea.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. The US is giving up its superpower status.

Handing it over to China and Russia.

[edhopper]

2. Those serve Americans overseas

Putin really wants the US destroyed and Trump is happy to do it.

[Lovie777]

3. Another stupid move...........................

[Solly Mack]

4. Short-sighted and shows a complete lack of understanding of diplomacy, foreign relations, and soft power.

[getagrip_already]

5. This is aimed at strangling the inteligence community...

Inteligence gathering in foreign countries is based in part from embasies and consulates where agents cen come and go, be monitored, and receive assistance when needed.

Every major power does this.

Unilaterally closing embassies and consulates not only deprives citizens living and traveling abroad of assistance, but surrenders our ability to conduct covert operations.

That is clearly a pootie directive.

[Easterncedar]

6. Pull the wagons into a circle!

Why do you always do that?

We get better reception that way.

Firesign Theater

[dweller]

7. Worrisome , for many reasons

Cutting the US off from foreign insight and information , ostracizing our citizens there .
The Pisswig sending troops to the southern border … if he sends them to the northern border , and East and west coasts next we are boxed in .
Declaration of martial law and we all become subject to the whims of an unlawful and cruel petty tyrant



yeh that can’t happen here

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[GenThePerservering]

8. He wants us isolated

ignorant and poor.