Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2388 Detail of Personnel to International Organizations
Title 22 › CHAPTER 32 — FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part II — Administrative Provisions › § 2388
Summary
If the President says it fits and helps the goals of the law, leaders of any U.S. government agency can send or assign their officers or employees to work with international organizations. Those staff can join the international organization's team or give technical, scientific, or professional advice or services.
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Title 22, §2388
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Whenever the President determines it to be consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the head of any agency of the United States Government is authorized to detail, assign, or otherwise make available to any international organization any officer or employee of his agency to serve with, or as a member of, the international staff of such organization, or to render any technical, scientific, or professional advice or service to, or in cooperation with, such organization.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 2388
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102