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Two things that are confusing the upcoming election are primaries and polls.  Because primaries are limited to one party, they tend to give power to the most extreme elements of each party, which pushes Democratic candidates farther left and Republican candidates farther right. The primary system works against centrist candidates. …

In the May Foreign Service Journal, former Secretary of State Jim Baker paid tribute to the Foreign Service on its 100th anniversary. He said: Not long after the conclusion of World War I, a bespectacled, balding, and mustachioed congressman from Massachusetts named John Jacob Rogers identified a flaw in U.S.…

According to The Hill, Republicans want to cut the State Department budget.

A group of Democratic senators is striving to ensure a more merit-based system in the awarding of top diplomatic roles, introducing a new bill to boost the rate of career employees who serve in such positions. According to Government Executive magazine.