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22 U.S.C. § 3921 — Administration by Secretary of State

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22 U.S.C. § 3921 — Administration by Secretary of State

**(a)** Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall administer and direct the Service and shall coordinate its activities with the needs of the Department of State and other agencies. **(b)** The Secretary of State alone among the heads of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall perform the functions expressly vested in the Secretary of State by this chapter.

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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. § 3902 — Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “abroad” means all areas not included within the United States; (2) “agency” means an agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5; (3) “chief of mission” means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under [section 3982(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3982/c&num=0&edition=prelim) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office; (4) “Department” means the Department of State, except that with reference to the exercise of functions under this chapter with respect to another agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means that other agency; (5) “employee” (except as provided in [section 4102(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4102/8&num=0&edition=prelim)) means, when used with respect to an agency or to the Government generally, an officer or employee (including a member of the Service) or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (6) “function” includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity; (7) “Government” means the Government of the United States; (8) “merit principles” means the principles set out in [section 2301(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2301/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (9) “p

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22 U.S.C. § 3921 — Administration by Secretary of State

Page 1425 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3921 (2) are free from reprisal for— (A) a disclosure of information by a mem- ber or applicant which the member or appli- cant reasonably believes evidences— (i) a violation of any law, rule, or regula- tion, or (ii) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substan- tial and specific danger to public health or safety, if such disclosure is not specifically prohib- ited by law and if such information is not specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national de- fense or the conduct of foreign affairs; or (B) a disclosure to the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board, or to the Inspector General of an agency (includ- ing the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service) or another employee designated by the head of the agency to receive such disclosures, of infor- mation which the member or applicant rea- sonably believes evidences— (i) a violation of any law, rule, or regula- tion, or (ii) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substan- tial and specific danger to public health or safety; (3) are free to submit to officials of the Serv- ice and the Department any report, evalua- tion, or recommendation, including the right to submit such report, evaluation, or rec- ommendation through a separate dissent channel, whether or not the views expressed therein are in accord with approved policy, un- less the report, evaluation, or recommenda- tion was submitted with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity; and (4) are free from any personnel practice pro- hibited by section 2302 of title 5. (c) Withholding or disclosure of infor

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