Accept all ambassador resignations and recall non-aligned career chiefs of mission
Mandate says go further than past GOP practice: accept all political ambassador resignations and quickly reassess/recall career ambassadors hostile to the agenda or in posts where policy will change, prioritizing presidential friends for key posts.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 6 (Department of State) — Reboot Ambassadors Worldwide: accept resignations of all political ambassadors and quickly review all career ambassadors; recall immediately those in countries where policy would change or who showed hostility to incoming Administration; prioritize political ambassadors with strong personal relationships with President for posts such as Australia, Japan, UK, UN, and NATO.
Undo plan
1) Retain high-performing career chiefs of mission through orderly succession.
2) Base removals on performance and policy implementation—not perceived partisan hostility.
3) Fill strategic posts with confirmed professionals, not only personal friends.
4) Maintain bipartisan continuity at UN/NATO where possible during transitions.
5) Verify: COM vacancy rates; host-nation confidence indicators.
Sources
- https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL_djvu.txt
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-06.pdf
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_SECTION-02.pdf