Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.

The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.

State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement “targeted reduction in domestic workforce.”

The U.S. secretary of state met with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a gathering of Southeast Asian nations, where he also defended new U.S. tariff threats.

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting. The United States and China disagree on various issues, including trade, Taiwan and Russia's war in Ukraine.

There is a possiblity that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said discussions on the matter were underway to finalise the date for the ASEAN-US Special Summit,