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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§2736b Leadership Engagement and Accountability

Title 22 › CHAPTER 38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2736b

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must set performance and promotion rules that reward senior leaders and supervisors who build an inclusive workplace and grow talent under merit-system principles. Rewards should cover things like mentoring, sponsorship, recruiting events, and similar activities. The Secretary must also give leaders regular chances to join outreach events and talk with staff about diversity and inclusion, including employee resource groups. Congress strongly encourages the Secretary to make sure outside advisory committees and boards chosen by senior leaders are run by qualified teams that reflect the department’s diversity.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §2736b

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Reward and recognize efforts to promote diversity and inclusion
(1)In general
The Secretary shall implement performance and advancement requirements that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department in fostering an inclusive environment and cultivating talent consistent with merit system principles, such as through participation in mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other similar opportunities.
(2)Outreach events
The Secretary shall create opportunities for individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department to participate in outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, including with employee resource groups.
(b)External advisory committees and boards
For each external advisory committee or board to which individuals in senior positions in the Department appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified teams that represent the diversity of the organization.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 263c of this title. For definitions of “diversity” and “workforce” as used in this section, see section 5401 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 2736 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 2736b

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110