Commentary

State Department Divided On Mission

By Byron York
Tuesday, August 08 2017

As part of what he calls a "redesign" of the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has surveyed more than 35,000 State employees on the most fundamental questions facing the organization. And Tillerson—or, more accurately, a consulting firm hired by the secretary—has found that large blocs of State workers do not agree on what the department's mission should be. "For an organization with a very significant role in the world, too many in the Department of State were not clear on the exact mission of the agency," consultants Insigniam wrote in a "Listening…

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