Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§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, appoints a Bank governor and an alternate for five years, and an executive director and an alternate for three years (unless article XV, section 3 of the agreement says otherwise). Each stays in the job until a successor is named. They get no salary or other pay from the United States.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §283a
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(a)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.
(b)The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an executive director of the Bank and an alternate Executive Director. Except as provided for in article XV, section 3, of the agreement, the term of office for the executive director shall be three years, but he shall remain in office until a successor has been appointed.
(c)No person shall be entitled to receive any salary or other compensation from the United States for services as a governor, alternate governor, or executive director.
Legislative History
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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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60