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22 U.S.C. § 3928

Director General of Foreign Service

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

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22 U.S.C. § 3928, Director General of Foreign Service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457485
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The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service. The Director General should assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-465(H.R. 6790)1980-10-17
    Foreign Service Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-236(H.R. 2333)1994-04-30
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995
    House: 195–209Senate: 92–8