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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must appoint a Governor and an Alternate Governor for the Fund. The President must either get the Senate’s approval for them or pick someone who already holds a job that needed Senate confirmation. The Governor, or the Alternate if the Governor is absent, must follow the President’s instructions when casting the United States’ vote for the Fund’s Director. If the Director and the Director’s Alternate are U.S. citizens, the President may give them pay, allowances, and other benefits up to the level allowed for a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).

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.

Reference

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290g–1

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60