22 U.S.C. § 288e — Personnel entitled to benefits

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Only certain people can get the benefits described in this subchapter. A person qualifies if the Secretary of State has formally accepted them as a representative, officer, or employee; has designated them as a likely future one before formal acceptance; or is a family member, household member, or servant of someone who already qualifies. The Secretary of State can end someone's benefits by declaring their continued presence in the U.S. undesirable and giving them reasonable time to leave. None of this gives anyone full diplomatic status beyond what this subchapter specifically grants.

(a) Who is covered. No one gets the benefits of this subchapter unless they (1) have been formally reported to, and accepted by, the Secretary of State as a representative, officer, or employee; or (2) have been designated by the Secretary of State, ahead of that formal notice and acceptance, as someone likely to become a representative, officer, or employee; or (3) are a member of the family or household, or a servant, of one of those accepted or designated representatives, officers, or employees. (b) Losing benefits. If the Secretary of State decides that it is not desirable for someone covered by this subchapter to keep staying in the United States, the Secretary must tell the foreign government or international organization involved. After the Secretary gives that person a reasonable amount of time (which the Secretary decides) to leave the United States, the person stops being entitled to these benefits. (c) No general diplomatic status. Nothing in this subchapter gives anyone diplomatic status, or any of the privileges that normally come with it, beyond exactly what this subchapter spells out.

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(a) Notification to and acceptance by Secretary of State of personnel

No person shall be entitled to the benefits of this subchapter, unless he (1) shall have been duly notified to and accepted by the Secretary of State as a representative, officer, or employee; or (2) shall have been designated by the Secretary of State, prior to formal notification and acceptance, as a prospective representative, officer, or employee; or (3) is a member of the family or suite, or servant, of one of the foregoing accepted or designated representatives, officers, or employees.

(b) Deportation of undesirables

Should the Secretary of State determine that the continued presence in the United States of any person entitled to the benefits of this subchapter is not desirable, he shall so inform the foreign government or international organization concerned, as the case may be, and after such person shall have had a reasonable length of time, to be determined by the Secretary of State, to depart from the United States, he shall cease to be entitled to such benefits.

No person shall, by reason of the provisions of this subchapter, be considered as receiving diplomatic status or as receiving any of the privileges incident thereto other than such as are specifically set forth herein.

Source credit: (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 8, 59 Stat. 672.)

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1945Enacted · Act of Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652 · 59 Stat. 672

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