§ 3927. Chief of mission
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(a)Duties Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country—
(1)shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander); and
(2)shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.
(b)Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries Any executive branch agency having employees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.
(c)Promotion of United States goods and services Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country.
(d)Promotion of United States economic interests Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States economic and commercial interests in such country.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 207, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 123, Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 136, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1345; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title V, § 505(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1393; Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title VII, § 704, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3070.)
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- § 1921dSupplemental provisions
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- § 3973Death gratuities
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- § 9901Findings
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- § 1762Personnel
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- § 3620Authority of Ambassador; independence of Commission regarding its Panama Canal responsibilities
- § 475Transnational Criminal Investigative Units
- § 2151aaProgram to provide technical assistance to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries
- § 399Notifications relating to military operations in the information environment: requirement to notify Chief of Mission
- § 3976Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance
- § 7717Personnel outside the United States
- § 4341Definitions
- § 4342Limitations on disposition of personal property
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 109–364To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–458To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–465To promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–199Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–204To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Voice of America, the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–85To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–399To provide enhanced diplomatic security and combat international terrorism, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–418To enhance the competitiveness of American industry, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–447Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–149Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–296To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–241To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–11Making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 2301UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Sec. 207Chief of Mission
- Sec. 1organization of the department of state
- Sec. 416None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
- Sec. 428VISA ISSUANCE
- Sec. 1521REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF MISSION OF MILITARY OPERATION IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
- Sec. 302limitations on disposition of personal property
- Sec. 301definitions
- Sec. 1110authority of the ambassador
- Sec. 604AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
- Sec. 7105TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT STIPEND
- Sec. 618PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
- Sec. 890CTRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITS
- Sec. 129PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND FOREIGN CENTRAL BANKS OF DEVELOPING OR TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES
- Sec. 104Adirector of the central intelligence agency
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- Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 207
- 94 Stat. 2079
- Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 123
- 96 Stat. 281
- Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 136
- 101 Stat. 1345
- Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title V, § 505(b)
- 116 Stat. 1393
- 133 Stat. 3070
- Pub. L. 107–228
- Pub. L. 100–204, § 136(1)
- Pub. L. 100–204, § 136(3)
- Pub. L. 97–241
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 207
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 123
Stat.96 Stat. 281
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 136
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