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22 U.S.C. § 900, 901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159

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22 U.S.C. § 900, 901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159

### Statutory Notes Section 900, act Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957, title V, § 500, as added Sept. 8, 1960, Pub. L. 86–723, § 7, 74 Stat. 832, set forth Congressional declaration of policy on qualifications for assignment of chiefs of missions and Foreign Service officers. Section 901, acts Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957, title V, § 501, 60 Stat. 1007; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 576, § 5, 69 Stat. 537; July 13, 1972, Pub. L. 92–352, title I, § 107, 86 Stat. 492; Aug. 17, 1977, Pub. L. 95–105, title IV, § 403, 91 Stat. 853, related to appointment and assignment of ambassadors, ministers, etc., by President. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Executive Order No. 10608 Ex. Ord. No. 10608, May 5, 1955, 20 F.R. 3093, was transferred to a note set out under [section 3942 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3942&num=0&edition=prelim).

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22 U.S.C. § 3901 — Congressional findings and objectives

**(a)** The Congress finds that— (1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States; (2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the agencies concerned with foreign affairs; (3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations; (4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representative of the American people, aware of the principles and history of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and languages of other countries, and available to serve in assignments throughout the world; and (5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles. **(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by— (1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement

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22 U.S.C. § 3942 — Appointments by the President

**(a)** (1) The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an individual as a chief of mission, as an ambassador at large, as an ambassador, as a minister, as a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, or as a Foreign Service officer. (2) (A) The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, confer the personal rank of career ambassador upon a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in recognition of especially distinguished service over a sustained period. (B) (i) Subject to the requirement of clause (ii), the President may confer the personal rank of ambassador or minister on an individual in connection with a special mission for the President of a temporary nature not exceeding six months in duration. (ii) The President may confer such personal rank only if, prior to such conferral, he transmits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a written report setting forth— (I) the necessity for conferring such rank, (II) the dates during which such rank will be held, (III) the justification for not submitting the proposed conferral of personal rank to the Senate as a nomination for advice and consent to appointment, and (IV) all relevant information concerning any potential conflict of interest which the proposed recipient of such personal rank may have with regard to the special mission. Such report shall be transmitted not less than 30 days prior to conferral of the personal rank of ambassador or minister except in cases where the President certifies in his report that urgent circumstances require the immediate conferral of such rank. (C) An individual upon whom a personal rank is conferred under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not receive any addition

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