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What Happens When the State Department Loses Institutional Memory
Original: What happens when the State Department loses its institutional memory?
A new report examines the consequences of experienced US State Department personnel leaving the service, taking decades of diplomatic knowledge with them. The piece argues that when career officials depart in large numbers, institutional expertise in negotiation, regional affairs and crisis management is eroded, weakening America's diplomatic capacity and leaving newer staff without the accumulated judgment needed for complex foreign policy work.
Why now: Debates over staffing, reorganisation and morale at the State Department have renewed concern about the loss of experienced diplomats.
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