Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§290g–1 Appointment of Governor and Alternate Governor; Rank, Duties, and Compensation
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XXII — AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND › § 290g–1
Summary
President must appoint a Governor and an Alternate Governor for the Fund, with Senate approval or from officials already Senate‑confirmed. The Governor, or the Alternate if absent, must vote for the U.S. Director as the President directs. If the Director and Alternate are U.S. citizens, the President may pay them up to chief‑of‑mission levels under the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §290g–1
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(a)The President shall appoint a Governor, and an Alternate Governor, of the Fund—
(1)by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; or
(2)from among individuals serving as officials required by law to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)The Governor, or in his absence the Alternate Governor, on the instructions of the President, shall cast the votes of the United States for the Director to represent the United States in the Fund. The Director representing the United States and his Alternate, if they are citizens of the United States, may, in the discretion of the President, receive such compensation, allowances, and other benefits not exceeding those authorized for a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.].
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§ 3901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–166 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Governor, and an Alternate Governor, of the Fund.” 1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–465 substituted “a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980” for “a Chief of Mission, class 2, within the meaning of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that
Effective Date
, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3901 of this title.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 290g–1
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102