Employees at the United States Institute of Peace received termination letters Friday evening as the Trump administration continues to reimagine the role of the US abroad and dramatically dismantle key parts of the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency.

Most employees of the U.S. Institute of Peace were purged Friday via emailed pink slips, two weeks after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency removed leaders of the

Nearly all of the institute’s U.S.-based staff members were fired and asked to sign a separation agreement, according to notices reviewed by The Times.