U.S. diplomats are hesitant to share inconvenient objective assessments with President Donald Trump ’s administration , NBC News reported Thursday.
In late August, the American Foreign Service Association, the union that represents the State Department’s workforce, warned against sharing candid advice with administration officials and noted that diplomats abroad are being asked to return from their assignments “after providing less-than-positive analysis or unwelcome recommendations to leadership,” according to NBC News .
“We are operating in uncharted territory,” the email reads. “The environment facing the Foreign Service today is unlike anything we’ve seen.”
It added: “Even if offered discreetly, any statement, verbal or written, can be politicized and used against you. That