Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§8212 Democracy Fellowship Program

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 89— - ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY › § 8212

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Secretary to create a Democracy Fellowship Program so Department officers can learn more about promoting democracy abroad by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or committees and in international or nongovernmental organizations. Examples include the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees. The Assistant Secretary must lead selecting the fellows and help place them in those offices and organizations.

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Title 22, §8212

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(a)The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this chapter, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion.

(b)The Assistant Secretary shall play a central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate congressional offices, congressional committees, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.

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22 U.S.C. § 8212

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73