Sec. 8. Training for Foreign Service officers
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Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State, with the assistance of other relevant officials, such as the Coordinator for International Press Freedom appointed under section 3(b)(2) of the International Press Freedom Act of 2022 , and distinguished nongovernmental organizations that advocate for press freedoms, shall provide to each Foreign Service officer who will work overseas in the areas of political affairs, public diplomacy, or consular affairs, or as a Deputy Chief of Mission or Chief of Mission, pre-departure instruction that includes information about the following:
The scope and value of freedom of expression. How violations of the freedom the press harm the interests of the United States. The relevance of international freedom of the press to the advancement of the defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts and interests of the United States. With respect to the country in which the Foreign Service officer will be posted, the nature, severity, and origins of threats facing journalists in their reporting and United States Government and nongovernmental mechanisms available to mitigate those threats.
The role of nontraditional media platforms and nontraditional journalists in the press in the country in which the Foreign Service officer will be posted. .
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