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.

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.

Workers were given until April 7 to clear out their desks. A White House spokeswoman, Anna Kelly, said in an email Saturday that the institute “has failed to deliver peace.”