Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§8212 Democracy Fellowship Program
Title 22 › Chapter 89— ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › Subchapter I— ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY › § 8212
Summary
Secretary must create a Democracy Fellowship Program to place Department officers in congressional offices (including the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senate Committee on Appropriations) and in international or nongovernmental groups. The Assistant Secretary selects and helps place the fellows.
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Title 22, §8212
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(a)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)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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60