Mike Pompeo, the CIA director who President Trump has designated to become secretary of state, has a positive reform agenda for Foggy Bottom. It begins with Pompeo’s plan to appoint talented individuals to the State Department’s vacant leadership positions.

This matters because former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his chief of staff, Margaret Peterlin, made a huge error in attempting to control all elements of policy. Their arrogance meant that foreign diplomats were unable to work effectively with the United States because they had no one to talk to.