Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§283a Appointment of Officers; Term of Office; Salary
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XII — INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 283a
Summary
The President, with the Senate's approval, names the Bank's governor and an alternate for five-year terms and the executive director and an alternate for three-year terms; each stays until a successor is named, unless article XV, section 3 says otherwise. They may not be paid by the United States for serving.
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Title 22, §283a
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(a)Governor and alternate governor (b) Executive director and alternate executive director (c) Compensation
The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a governor of the Bank and an alternate for the governor. The term of office for the governor and the alternate governor shall be five years, but each shall remain in office until a successor has been appointed.
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1970—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–599 authorized appointment of an alternate Executive Director.
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22 U.S.C. § 283a
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110