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Retired envoy argues overstaffed U S embassies
Ellis Briggs a 63 year old former diplomat testified to a senate subcommittee on security staffing that U S embassies are overrun with personnel from many agencies. he cites a Prague reduction from 80 to 40 as an example and claims in 30 months abroad he ran the embassy with 12 staff plus the ambassador keeping operations efficient.
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