22 U.S.C. § 4021a: Matters relating to the…

Summary

The Director of the Foreign Service Institute must report to the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources about managing, running, and planning the training required by section 4021. The Institute must have at least four schools that follow the law’s training rules: the School of Professional and Area Studies for job orientation, tradecraft, area studies, and new-hire programs; the School of Leadership and Management Studies for leadership and crisis training; the School of Applied Information Technology Studies to train IT staff on the Department’s complex systems; and the School of Foreign Languages for the language instruction required by law and directed by the Secretary.

Title 22, §4021a

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(a)Director line of reporting

The Director of the Foreign Service Institute shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources for all matters pertaining to the management, execution, and strategy of the training and instruction required by section 4021 of this title.

(b)Schools of instruction

The Foreign Service Institute shall consist of at least four schools of instruction, which shall provide instruction consistent with the requirements set forth in this subchapter. The schools of instruction shall be as follows:

(1)The School of Professional and Area Studies, which shall provide job-specific orientation, tradecraft, and area studies, as well as new-hire orientation programs.

(2)The School of Leadership and Management Studies, which shall provide leadership and crisis management training.

(3)The School of Applied Information Technology Studies, which shall provide instruction to ensure information technology professionals have the up-to-date knowledge and skills required to operate and maintain the complex computer and technology systems employed by the Department.

(4)The School of Foreign Languages, which shall be responsible for providing language instruction as prescribed by law and at the direction of the Secretary.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

References to Foreign Service Institute considered to refer to George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, see section 1(b) of Pub. L. 107–132, set out as a note under section 4021 of this title. Definitions For definitions of “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

§4021a Matters Relating to the Foreign Service Institute