§ 3944. Chiefs of Mission
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(a)Qualifications; preference for career members; political contributions as factor in appointment; demonstrated competency report
(1)An individual appointed or assigned to be a chief of mission should possess clearly demonstrated competence to perform the duties of a chief of mission, including, to the maximum extent practicable, a useful knowledge of the principal language or dialect of the country in which the individual is to serve, and knowledge and understanding of the history, the culture, the economic and political institutions, and the interests of that country and its people.
(2)Given the qualifications specified in paragraph (1), positions as chief of mission should normally be accorded to career members of the Service, though circumstances will warrant appointments from time to time of qualified individuals who are not career members of the Service.
(3)Contributions to political campaigns should not be a factor in the appointment of an individual as a chief of mission.
(4)The President shall provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, with each nomination for an appointment as a chief of mission, a report on the demonstrated competence of that nominee to perform the duties of the position in which he or she is to serve.
(b)Furnishing of information by Secretary; political campaign contributions report
(1)In order to assist the President in selecting qualified candidates for appointment or assignment as chiefs of mission, the Secretary of State shall from time to time furnish the President with the names of career members of the Service who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission, together with pertinent information about such members.
(2)The Secretary shall also furnish to the President, on an annual basis and to assist the President in selecting qualified candidates for appointments or assignments as chief of mission, the names of between 5 and 10 career civil servants serving at the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission, together with pertinent information about such individuals.
(3)Each individual nominated by the President to be a chief of mission, ambassador at large, or minister shall, at the time of nomination, file with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report of contributions made by such individual and by members of his or her immediate family during the period beginning on the first day of the fourth calendar year preceding the calendar year of the nomination and ending on the date of the nomination. The report shall be verified by the oath of the nominee, taken before any individual authorized to administer oaths. The chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall have each such report printed in the Congressional Record. As used in this paragraph, the term “contribution” has the same meaning given such term by section 30101(8) of title 52, and the term “immediate family” means the spouse of the nominee, and any child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of the nominee and the spouses of any of them.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 304, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2085; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 208(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–422; Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXII, § 6207, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 974.)
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- Public Law 106–113Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,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 114–323To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes
- Public Law 118–31To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and 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
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- Sec. 214Certificates of demonstrated competence
- Sec. 712Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission
- Sec. 712Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission
- Sec. 214Certificates of demonstrated competence
- Sec. 214Certificates of demonstrated competence
- Sec. 2Requirement relating to appointment as a chief of mission
- Sec. 738Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
- Sec. 2Additional disclosures required with respect to nominees
- Sec. 738Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
- Sec. 3Additional disclosures required with respect to nominees
- Sec. 738Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
- Sec. 2Additional disclosures required with respect to nominees
- Sec. 738Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
- Sec. 6207Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 6207Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 206Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 206Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 6207Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 6207Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions
- Sec. 3Enhancing the professionalism of Assistant Secretaries of State
- Sec. 4Additional disclosures required with respect to nominees
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- Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 304
- 94 Stat. 2085
- Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 208(b)]
- 113 Stat. 1536
- 137 Stat. 974
- Pub. L. 106–113
- 130 Stat. 1945
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 304
Stat.94 Stat. 2085
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 208(b)]
Stat.113 Stat. 1536
Stat.137 Stat. 974
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