22 U.S.C. § 3904 — Functions of Service
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-465 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 133 words · no verdicts yet
This section lists the functions that Foreign Service members perform under the Secretary’s direction.
Under the Secretary’s direction, Service members must (1) represent United States interests with foreign countries and international organizations and perform duties tied to their appointments and assignments, including duties under the cited diplomatic and consular conventions, other treaties, United States laws, and lawful orders, rules, and directives; (2) guide the creation and conduct of Department and other-agency programs involving United States foreign relations; and (3) perform services for any agency or Government establishment, including legislative or judicial establishments, that needs them.
Members of the Service shall, under the direction of the Secretary—
represent the interests of the United States in relation to foreign countries and international organizations, and perform the functions relevant to their appointments and assignments, including (as appropriate) functions under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, other international agreements to which the United States is a party, the laws of the United States, and orders, regulations, and directives issued pursuant to law;
provide guidance for the formulation and conduct of programs and activities of the Department and other agencies which relate to the foreign relations of the United States; and
perform functions on behalf of any agency or other Government establishment (including any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch) requiring their services.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 104, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2076.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-465 · 94 Stat. 2076
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-465 on 1980-10-17.
all 0 arguments · sorted by: best
no arguments yet — make the first case