Reuters reports that the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump has initiated a major diplomatic shake-up, removing nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and senior foreign service positions around the world.
Marie Damour was appointed to her role ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru and Tuvalu in 2022.
This move forms part of a broader effort to align U.S. diplomatic representation with the president’s “America First” priorities.
According to the report, career ambassadors who were appointed during the previous U.S. administration and remained in post into Trump’s second term have been notified that their assignments will end in January.
Though they are not being dismissed from the foreign service, they are expected to return to Washington for reassignment.
The changes affect at least 29 countries. Africa faces the largest share of removals, with ambassadors from 13 nations being recalled. In Asia and the Pacific, six postings are impacted, including the U.S. ambassadorial post in Fiji among others such as Laos, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vietnam.
