Trump removed envoys from countries from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia [ including Nigeria where a war against IS continues ]

Between Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, using excuse of alignment

of State Dept. resources with Trump 2.0 "America First" priorities

AMBASSADOR/Envoy position staff removed from 

Guatemala, Suriname

Nepal, Sri Lanka

Algeria & Egypt

Armenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovakia

6 Asian countries including Vietnam

13 African countries including Nigeria

[ where a war against ISLAMIC STATE has broken out ] 

Never before 2025 has the United states

Commander-in-Chief recalled 30

envoys / diplomats in charge of

our embassies from 30 countries such as these:

nytimes.com/2025/12/22/us/politics/trump-administration-ambassadors-posts.html