22 U.S.C. § 2688
Section 2688 · Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
Most recently applied in Bostock v. Clayton County (June 2020)
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.