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State dept fires officer over hidden ties with Chinese national
According to officials, the officer was caught on hidden camera acknowledging that he had concealed the relationship from the Department’s security office.
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Lalit K Jha (5WH) - Wed, 08, Oct 2025
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The US State Department has fired a Foreign Service Officer for concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national linked to the Chinese Communist Party, in a move officials say is the first dismissal of its kind under a new presidential directive reinforcing executive control over foreign policy.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with President Donald Trump’s approval, has dismissed a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) who admitted to hiding a romantic relationship with a Chinese national connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the State Department confirmed Oct. 8.
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