Mike Pompeo removes restrictions on State Department hiring

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The State Department is resuming hiring of foreign service and civil service personnel to current funding levels after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a memo, according to The Hill newspaper website.

“Earlier this month I directed that our employed family members would be treated fairly in seeking to use their skills to deliver our mission,” Pompeo said in a memo The Hill obtained.

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Pompeo’s predecessor Rex Tillerson had ordered a partial freeze on State Department hiring in a move that drew criticism from experts and the State Department employees.