Rubio spearheads massive State Dept reorganization set to eliminate, merge more than 300 offices

FIRST ON FOX: New State Department reorganization plans will cut or consolidate more than 300 of the agency’s offices and bureaus as part of a massive overhaul seeking to streamline the department, according to agency officials. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio first announced plans in April to restructure the agency because the department was "bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission." 

The State Department submitted a notice to Congress Thursday disclosing plans for the overhaul — the largest restr...