Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§2736d Payne Fellowship Authorization
Title 22 › Chapter 38— DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2736d
Summary
Payne undergraduate and graduate fellowship programs may reach out to recruit top students from varied ethnic and income backgrounds who want to pursue a career in the Foreign Service. The Secretary must review earlier programs that tried to increase minority representation in international affairs jobs.
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Title 22, §2736d
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(a)Undergraduate and graduate components of the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program may conduct outreach to attract outstanding students with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career who represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
(b)The Secretary shall review past programs designed to increase minority representation in international affairs positions.
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Definition For definition of “Secretary” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 263c of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 2736d
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60