Änderungen in der Trump-Regierung haben dazu geführt, dass US-Diplomaten demoralisiert sind und weniger in der Lage sind, ihre Arbeit zu erledigen, heißt es in einem Bericht

Changes by the Trump administration have left US diplomats demoralized and less able to do their jobs, according to a scathing new report by the union representing foreign service officers.

The report, based on a survey of foreign service members, found that a vast majority of respondents — 98% — said morale had declined since January, and a third were considering leaving the foreign service early.

Twenty-five percent of the foreign service has “resigned, retired, seen their agencies dismantled, or been removed from their posts” since January, the report said, and more are considering leaving.

The findings of the report from the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) underscore concerns voiced for months by career diplomats and foreign policy experts about the negative impact of the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the State Department and foreign assistance programs.

Scores of diplomats have lost their jobs due to the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). More than 240 foreign service officers were given termination notices in July, to take effect later in the year, as part of the State Department’s drastic reorganization. The report is being released as the department moves forward with those terminations, which AFSA has said is in violation of the law.