{"id":8198,"date":"2025-07-18T17:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:45:09","slug":"act-now-safeguard-diplomats-and-civil-servants-from-political-firings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/act-now-safeguard-diplomats-and-civil-servants-from-political-firings\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Now: Safeguard Diplomats and Civil Servants from Political Firings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>To Members of the United States Congress:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We, the undersigned, call on Congress to immediately pass legislation that ensures <strong>Foreign Service Officers and career civil servants cannot be terminated, reassigned, or otherwise removed from public service without due process, nonpartisan review, and full transparency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Recent mass layoffs at the U.S. State Department have revealed just how vulnerable our federal workforce is to political interference. More than 1,300 dedicated public servants\u2014including diplomats, human rights advocates, and science and technology experts\u2014were dismissed in July 2025 under the guise of a restructuring effort. Entire offices supporting democracy, peacebuilding, and global cooperation were dismantled overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is not reform. It is a <strong>politically motivated purge<\/strong> that undermines the foundation of a nonpartisan civil service\u2014one of the core pillars of American democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We demand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\ud83d\udcdc <strong>Legally binding due process protections<\/strong> for career federal employees and Foreign Service Officers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\ud83e\uddfe <strong>Independent, nonpartisan review boards<\/strong> for agency-wide reorganizations or layoffs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Public transparency<\/strong> on any major changes to agency staffing that affect U.S. diplomatic, human rights, and scientific capacity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\ud83d\udeab <strong>A permanent prohibition<\/strong> on Schedule F-style reclassifications that allow presidents to strip civil servants of protections at will<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our diplomats and civil servants are not political pawns. They are the stewards of our nation\u2019s integrity, global relationships, and democratic values. Protecting them protects all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We urge Congress to act now\u2014before irreparable damage is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Sincerely,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-form is-layout-flex wp-container-jetpack-contact-form-is-layout-faa3ad1c wp-block-jetpack-contact-form-is-layout-flex\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/act-now-safeguard-diplomats-and-civil-servants-from-political-firings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a form.<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent mass layoffs at the U.S. State Department have revealed just how vulnerable our federal workforce is to political interference. 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