The US Department of State is unwinding class=”link ” href=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/18/state-department-times-new-roman-calibri/” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:a 2023 decision;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>a 2023 decision to use san-serif Calibri font on all official communications and switching to Times New Roman instead, class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=c813ae39-7d58-41cb-ac66-ad830606ceef&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=932020b6-d08b-49f5-99c8-27f75cf56f05&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+New+York+Times&linkText=The+New+York+Times+reports&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDI1LzEyLzA5L3VzL3BvbGl0aWNzL3J1YmlvLXN0YXRlLWRlcGFydG1lbnQtZm9udC5odG1sP3NtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI5MzIwMjBiNi1kMDhiLTQ5ZjUtOTljOC0yN2Y3NWNmNTZmMDUiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjUvMTIvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcnViaW8tc3RhdGUtZGVwYXJ0bWVudC1mb250Lmh0bWw_c21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUifQ&signature=AQAAASrA4YhMIjpKaDY6zdfuwA3mLgQ6pQEIA_w83gHEVRWw&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2025%2F12%2F09%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Frubio-state-department-font.html%3Fsmid%3Durl-share&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The New York Times;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The New York Times reports;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The New York Times;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>The New York Times reports. In a memo obtained by NYT titled “Return to Tradition: Times New Roman 14-Point Font Required for All Department Paper,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio frames the change as a way to return professionalism to the State Department.
“Switching to Calibri achieved nothing except the degradation of the department’s official…
