There are mixed feelings at the State department among diplomats on reopening—but as Trump presses to reopen the country, there's a sense that State and other agencies are facing pressure to set an example and move too quickly toward normalcy
on the provenance of the virus, he has also quietly been working behind the scenes to reopen the State Department, even as businesses remain shuttered across the country. But inside Foggy Bottom and at embassies abroad, there are mixed feelings among diplomats on reopening. Many think it is too early. Others, reflecting on the reality that effective diplomacy hinges on personal relationships and face-to-face interactions, see it as necessary.
Under a “Diplomacy Strong” banner, department leadership laid out a six-page plan to shift toward business as usual, obtained byconsisting of three phases.
Diplomacy in the time of COVID-19 certainly poses logistical challenges. Diplomats have expressed dismay that the realities of the virus have fomented an environment in which it is difficult to deepen relationships with counterparts, merely maintain them. And sources I spoke with weren’t outright dismissive of the plan as unreasonable. “It seems to make sense at this stage.
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