In an unusual move, the Trump administration is recalling the ambassadors from nearly 30 countries around the world.

According to the Associated Press, nations in Africa are losing the most diplomats,

followed by Asia, then Europe, the Middle East, and here in the Western Hemisphere.

The State Department told the Newshour in a statement that, quote,

this is a standard process in any administration. An ambassador is a personal representative

of the president and it is the president's right to ensure that he has individuals in these

countries who advance the America First Agenda.

So for one perspective on this move, we turn to John Dinkleman.

He is the president of the American Foreign Service Association.

He had a nearly four-decade diplomatic career with the U.S. State Department.

John, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for having me.

How unusual is this to recall nearly 30 ambassadors one year into an administration?

Is this standard practice?

This is not standard practice.

This is unprecedented.

This is unheard of.

This is a sabotage of the American diplomatic machine.

This is an affront to the professional foreign service that we

have spent decades, a century, in building in our country. And I don't know what it foretills.

Sabotage. Definitely. When individuals have spent their lives devoted to a profession

to representing our country overseas.

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