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Seen among employees fired by Rubio, DASH dampens Berisha supporters' enthusiasm...
The US State Department, for the second time, has dampened the enthusiasm of Berisha and those close to him for the departure of Yuri Kim.
She was first reported as leaving as Deputy Assistant Secretary, but it turned out she had been appointed Senior Advisor for Efficiency and Accountability. Yesterday it was announced that she had been fired from this position as well, after Kim was seen among the crowd of officials fired on the block by Secretary Rubio.
But it turns out that the American diplomat was not fired. Although she was seen applauding colleagues who had their last day of work yesterday, a tradition in some American institutions, she was not part of that contingent of employees.
A State Department spokesperson who spoke to the Albanian-American newspaper " Illyria " in New York stated that Ambassador Kim continues to be part of the American administration.
However, he said that in a few months, she will retire from the diplomatic service “after a distinguished 29-year career.” The spokesman stressed that her departure “is not related to the reorganization of the Department.”
The "reorganization" he mentioned is a profound reform that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is making to the institution, which has led to the elimination of nearly 1,300 jobs in the State Department and diplomatic service around the world.
Critics of President Donald Trump's administration have condemned these cuts, saying they are harming American diplomacy at a time when the challenges are more severe and evident. Along with the closure of institutions such as USAID, Voice of America, etc., these changes are leaving America at a disadvantage in the face of Russian and Chinese activity in various countries around the world.
However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that much of the institutions' international activity was focused on spreading left-wing ideologies rather than protecting American interests.
As for Yuri Kim, she continues to be the Senior Advisor for Efficiency and Accountability in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, as noted on the State Department website.
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