Section 2387 · Detail of personnel to foreign governments

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Whenever the President determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the head of any agency of the United States Government is authorized to detail or assign any officer or employee of his agency to any office or position with any foreign government or foreign government agency, where acceptance of such office or position does not involve the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government or the acceptance of compensation or other benefits from any foreign country by such officer or employee.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

Delegation of Functions

Functions of President under this section delegated to Director of United States International Development Cooperation Agency, to be exercised in consultation with Secretary of State, with certain exceptions, by section 1–102(a)(1), (e) of Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

Functions of President under this section, to extent they relate to other functions under this chapter administered by Department of Defense, delegated to Secretary of Defense, to be exercised in consultation with Secretary of State, by section 1–301(b) and (d) of Ex. Ord. No. 12163.