Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§2655c Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2655c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Creates a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Department to run exchanges assigned by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and led by the Assistant Secretary.

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Title 22, §2655c

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(a)There shall be in the Department a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs described in section 2460 of title 22, which shall be responsible for the functions described in such section and such other relevant functions related to academic, cultural, and professional exchanges as the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy may prescribe.
(b)The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Definitions For definition of “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 2655c

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73