The White House Fired Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs Steve Goldstein

President @realDonaldTrump fired Secretary of State Tillerson, & then the @WhiteHouse fired Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs Steve Goldstein after he contradicted the White House version of how Tillerson was notified. @AP: https://t.co/meJvr59lTi pic.twitter.com/fCwF5gORlJ

— Sunlight Foundation (@SunFoundation) March 13, 2018

The Secretary did not speak to the President this morning and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling and not to be regretted.

We wish Secretary-Designate Pompeo well

— Steve Goldstein (@UnderSecPD) March 13, 2018

Department of State Roles with no Nominee

This tweet (and my zoom in on two significant positions on the chart related to international education) from the Democrats House Committee on Foreign Relations [U.S.] is very concerning.

Red = @StateDept senior roles with no nominee. Without key officials, American foreign policy becomes an American logjam. pic.twitter.com/AeFxGNodOw

— Foreign Affairs Cmte (@HFACDemocrats) June 14, 2017