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Code · U.S. Code · Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · CHAPTER 38— DEPARTMENT OF STATE · § 2651

§ 2651. Establishment of Department

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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.
(R.S. § 199.)
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  • July 27, 1789, ch. 4, § 1
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  • Sept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 1
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  • section 151 of Title 5
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  • section 4605 of Title 50
  • Pub. L. 101–246, § 1(a)
  • 104 Stat. 15
  • Pub. L. 100–204, § 1(a)
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§ 2651
Establishment of Department
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ActJuly 27, 1789, ch. 4, § 1
Stat.1 Stat. 28
ActSept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 1
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