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America,

In his introduction of the Cabinet for this month, our dear leader said that the Bureau of Ambassador Affairs, the largest of the Executive Branch agencies, was being shut down at long last. With over 100+ positions to staff, the bureaucratic nightmare was perfect for our invasion and post-invasion population, what with our scores of active citizens and large recruitment numbers providing plenty of eager people looking to get involved. But, as our population has dwindled and recruitment successes have become fewer and fewer in number, staffing such a large bureau became an increasingly difficult task to accomplish.

So, this month, Secretary of State fingerguns and I were tasked with addressing this issue. Rather than destroy the Bureau completely, we decided to instead do some major remodeling and approach the issue from a different angle. The bureau provided three valuable resources for our country-- information on other countries, communication with other countries, and a starting point for newer players to find a way into government. So how do we keep these goods while combating the staffing and management problems posed by the previous size of the bureau? A reorganization and reformation

We have decided to eliminate the ambassadors to individual countries, as well as the regional bosses that directed them. Instead, we are going to lump the countries into geographic regions and create ambassadors for those regions. This means the bureau will go from 100+ ambassador-related positions in 9 full time positions. This will make it easier to hold our ambassadors accountable, to ensure that good people are in the positions, and to communicate with and manage them. These regional ambassadors will be tasked with gathering public information on foreign countries (via the media, forums, and IRC), keeping lines of communication open with individual countries, and ensuring that the government is aware of important happenings.

In the event that a certain country becomes problematic or the President, Foreign Minister, or Secretary of State deem it requires special attention, a Special Envoy may be appointed to that country. Furthermore, let it be known that this system is new and there will be kinks to work out. If it seems the work is too much for these regional ambassadors alone, we are prepared to create deputies to split the work for each region. We may also do this in the event of a high interest in working for the State Department again.


In addition to the Bureau of Ambassador Affairs, Secretary fingerguns and I have decided to keep the Bureau of Economic Relations open on a trial basis. This bureau is tasked with studying the economies of foreign nations and also working on our trade relations with them. If we are unable to find active individuals to staff it, however, it may end up being cut. We've also created a Director of Internal Affairs to help us with internal management, creation of forms, and maintenance of GDocs and such, which is of particular importance during this transition.

Meet the leaner, more effective, easier-to-manage, and exciting new State Department:

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of State: fingerguns
Deputy Secretary of State: Myles Robinson
Director of Internal Affairs: Indrae

Bureau of Ambassador Affairs
Director of Ambassador Affairs: Duval Eaton
Deputy Director of Ambassador Affairs: John Richards
Ambassador to the Americas:
Ambassador to Asia:
Ambassador to Oceania:
Ambassador to Western Europe:
Ambassador to Eastern Europe:
Ambassador to Northern Europe:
Ambassador to Southern Europe:
Special Envoy to the United Kingdom: GLaDOS

Bureau of Economic Relations
Director of Economic Relations:
Deputy Director for the Americas, Asia, and Oceania:
Deputy Director for Europe:


As you can see, most of those positions are blank. This is because we have decided to remove everything and rebuild from the ground up. If you previously worked for the State Department, feel free to reapply. If you have never worked with us (or even any government office!) before, also feel free to apply. We would love your interest. If you are interested in economics, too, we need to staff that bureau, so please let us know. PM either fingerguns, DuvalEaton, or me if you are interested. People interested in ambassadors can also fill out this form (just self-substitute "host country" out for "region").


These changes are for the better. Trust me, I know the Bureau of Ambassador Affairs better than most people. I started out as an ambassador a while back, became the first Regional Boss of Asia, and served as a Deputy Director of the bureau before. It was a good set-up for and immediately following the invasion, but with our current activity levels it was unsustainable. These changes help make things more efficient, which will help America continue on its path to greatness.

Also, if you haven't subscribed to the DoD Orders yet, you're hurting America.

In the Name of the Dolphins,

~Myles Robinson~
Deputy Secretary of State