Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§8212 Democracy Fellowship Program
Title 22 › CHAPTER 89 — ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › SUBCHAPTER I — ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY › § 8212
Summary
The Secretary must set up a Democracy Fellowship Program so Department officers can work on democracy issues in congressional offices or committees, including House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations and Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations, and in international or nongovernmental groups. The Assistant Secretary must select and place fellows.
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Title 22, §8212
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(a)Requirement for Program
The Secretary shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable officers of the Department to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion in foreign countries by working on democracy issues in appropriate congressional offices or congressional committees with oversight over the subject matter of this chapter, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and international or nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion.
(b)Selection and placement
The Assistant Secretary shall play a central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate congressional offices, congressional committees, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
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22 U.S.C. § 8212
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110