Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§3928 Director General of Foreign Service
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE › § 3928
Summary
The President must pick a Director General of the Foreign Service, and the Senate must approve that choice. The person must be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service and must help the Secretary of State run the Service and do other tasks the Secretary gives.
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Title 22, §3928
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The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service. The Director General should assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
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1994—Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There shall be a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the career members of the Senior Foreign Service. The Director General shall assist the Secretary of State in the management of the Service and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.”
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22 U.S.C. § 3928
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102