Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§8231 Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion
Title 22 › Chapter 89— ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › Subchapter III— ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 8231
Summary
Congress supports the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion and says it should help shape U.S. foreign policy and aid to support democracy and peaceful democratic changes. The Committee should review and recommend how to (1) strengthen the Department’s ability to promote democracy and human rights, and (2) improve democracy-related foreign assistance.
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Title 22, §8231
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Congress commends the Secretary for creating an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, and it is the sense of Congress that the Committee should play a significant role in the Department’s transformational diplomacy by advising the Secretary regarding United States efforts to promote democracy and democratic transition in connection with the formulation and implementation of United States foreign policy and foreign assistance, including reviewing and making recommendations on—
(1)how to improve the capacity of the Department to promote democracy and human rights; and
(2)how to improve foreign assistance programs related to the promotion of democracy.
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22 U.S.C. § 8231
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60