§ 3928. Director General of Foreign Service

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1980

   Pub. L. 96–465 title I § 208 · 94 Stat. 2071

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3928

   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 208, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2080

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 208, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2080

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 208. Director General of the Foreign Service.— There shall be a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the career members of the Senior Foreign Service. The Director General shall assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

2. 1994

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

   Pub. L. 103–236 title I § 163 · 108 Stat. 382

   Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 3928

   Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There shall be a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the career members of the Senior Foreign Service. The Director General shall assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There shall be a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the career members of the Senior Foreign Service. The Director General shall assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 163. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE. Section 208 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3928) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 208. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE. “The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service. The Director General should assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.”.

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