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22 U.S.C. § 3952

Title 22 Chapter 52 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 3952. Diplomatic and consular missions

  • (a) The Secretary of State may recommend to the President that a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United States be commissioned as a diplomatic or consular officer or both. The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commission such member of the Service as a diplomatic or consular officer or both. The Secretary of State may commission as a vice consul a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United States. All official functions performed by a diplomatic or consular officer, including a vice consul, shall be performed under such a commission.
  • (b) Members of the Service commissioned under this section may, in accordance with their commissions, perform any function which any category of diplomatic officer (other than a chief of mission) or consular officer is authorized by law to perform.
  • (c) The Secretary of State shall define the limits of consular districts.

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