… so called regional and functional bureaus and how the President's America first foreign policy will be implemented in the field. And I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Under the Biden administration, the State Department, in my opinion, operated without clear lines of command. I believe that it blurred responsibilities in many cases and that had a culture that prioritized process over the outcomes that the State Department would produce. (00:19–00:26)
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Asserts that the State Department lacked clear lines of command under the Biden administration.
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