Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§3923 Compatibility Among Agencies Utilizing Foreign Service Personnel System
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE › § 3923
Summary
Make the Foreign Service personnel system work smoothly across agencies, with their leaders meeting regularly with the Secretary of State, and do not reduce any agency head's authority.
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Title 22, §3923
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(a)The Service shall be administered to the extent practicable in a manner that will assure maximum compatibility among the agencies authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system. To this end, the other heads of such agencies shall consult regularly with the Secretary of State.
(b)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as diminishing the authority of the head of any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system.
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22 U.S.C. § 3923
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102