FEDERAL · 22 U.S.C. · Chapter 38
Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation
22 U.S.C. § 2688
Title22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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22 U.S.C. § 2688.
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It is the sense of the Congress that the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country should be accorded to men and women possessing clearly demonstrated competence to perform ambassadorial duties. No individual should be accorded the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country primarily because of financial contributions to political campaigns.
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(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, §18, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, §104, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 757; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, §202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.)
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