Rubio reveals US state department overhaul targeting human rights, democracy programs

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a State Department reorganization plan that includes a reduction of offices related to democracy and human rights, as he seeks to ensure the department is aligned with President Donald Trump’s America First policy. The department’s proposed organizational chart showed the removal of the under secretary post for civilian security, democracy and human rights and the creation of a new post — the coordinator for foreign assistance and humanitarian affairs. Under the coordinator’s office, there will be two assistant secretaries — one for democracy, human rights and religious freedom and the other for population, refugees and migration, whereas the under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights has four assistant secretaries and three ambassadors at large. The assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement under the soon-to-be removed under secretary will be subordinate to the under secretary for arms control and international security, while the three ambassadors at large will be eliminated. Th

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