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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§290i–2 Director or Alternate Director; Allowances

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XXIV— AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 290i–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

With the Senate's approval, the President appoints the Bank's Director. If the Director or Alternate who represents the United States is a U.S. citizen, the President may give pay and benefits, but the total (including amounts from the Bank and the African Development Fund) cannot be more than the chief‑of‑mission pay under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §290i–2

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(a)The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director of the Bank.
(b)The Director or Alternate Director representing the United States, if citizens of the United States, may, in the discretion of the President, receive such compensation, allowances, and other benefits as, together with those received from the Bank and from the African Development Fund, may not exceed 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 text, 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—Pub. L. 112–166 added subsec. (a) and designated existing provisions as subsec. (b).

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.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of the Treasury, see Ex. Ord. No. 12403, Feb. 8, 1983, 48 F.R. 6087.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290i–2

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60