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22 U.S.C. § 2734g

Promoting transparency and accountability in the Department of State workforce

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 2734g, Promoting transparency and accountability in the Department of State workforce, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457086
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The Secretary should establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Department career employees to staff positions in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, the Office of the Counselor of the Department, any office of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and any office of an Under Secretary of State, and details to the National Security Council, are transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit-based. Not later than 90 days after December 23, 2022, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary shall—

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