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Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 - Department of State
Sec. 2688 - Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation
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| 22 U.S.C. § 2688 (2020) |
| §2688. Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation |
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It is the sense of the Congress that the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country should be accorded to men and women possessing clearly demonstrated competence to perform ambassadorial duties. No individual should be accorded the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country primarily because of financial contributions to political campaigns. |
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(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, §18, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, §104, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 757; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, §202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.) |
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| Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 38 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE Sec. 2688 - Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation |
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| 89 Stat. 757 96 Stat. 282 |
| Public Law 94-141, Public Law 97-241 |
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