Donald Trump’s administration proposes the closure of ten embassies and 17 consulateswhich are mainly in Europe and Africa.
In this way, the embassies of Malta and Luxembourg would be affected, in addition to Five consulates in France, two in Germany, two in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one in the United Kingdom.
The document also proposes the closure of multiple diplomatic buildings in Africa, including a consulate in South Africa and embassies in the Republic of Congo, The Central African Republic and South Sudan, among others.
On the other hand, the closure of a consulate in South Korea and the reduction of diplomatic missions from the country in Somalia and Iraq, as well as “resolving” other diplomatic positions.
The government also points out that the election of embassies and consulates that could stop working was taken based on factors such as The workload, the state of the facilities or the cost of the hired employees.