secretary state rex tillerson america top diplomat want bite reorganize state department quite time order focus top priorities find new economic opportunities american businesses strengthen us military prowess look like go achieve goal expense program promote human right fight world poverty.tillerson apparently close office global criminal justice reassign todd buchwald office special coordinator since december 2015 career state department lawyer position state department office legal affairs buchwald also inform staff members may possibly shift state department bureau democracy human right labor.the state department neither confirm deny move state department currently undergo employee-led redesign initiative predetermine outcomes spokesperson say late emphasize go get ahead outcomes one person clearly approve possible shutter office david scheffer professor northwestern university pritzker school law also serve first u.s. ambassador-at-large war crimes issue harsh signal rest world unite state essentially downgrade importance accountability commission atrocity crimes scheffer say send strong signal perpetrators mass atrocities unite state watch anymore office global criminal justice first establish former secretary state madeleine albright 1997 raise importance confront mass murder u.s. foreign policy largely response genocides bosnia rwanda create post ambassador-at-large war crimes issue along way follow two decades office join force several international criminal court attempt bring justice rwanda former yugoslavia also cambodia central african republic furthermore office lobby great u.s. support international criminal court icc .the office also try raise level awareness importance support prosecution mass murderers around globe sudanese president omar al-bashir syrian president bashar al-assad even help run special reward fund information lead apprehension war criminals.but sadly seem like past now.featured image via draw angerer/getty image trump white house decide war crimes matter shut accountability office