Anti-Semitism needs a special envoy but climate change doesn’t, Tillerson says with State Department changes | Newsweek

The State Department will retain a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, but other roles dealing with high-profile topics such as climate change and the closure of Guantánamo Bay will be scrapped as standalone positions or eliminated entirely as part of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s efforts to streamline department functions.