Episode 21: The State of the State Department

Santa Fe Council on International Relations

In late August, I sat with Amb. Vicki Huddleston, Amb. Mark Asquino, and Amb. Pat Hawkins to understand current events at the State Department under newly appointed Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Is there a plan for the apparent global retreat of the US? What;'s happening inside the department? How can we explain the administration's approach to multilateralism? What's the big picture in all of this? What have been the effects of “foreign policy by tweet”?