Statute · United States Code
22 U.S.C. § 2688 — Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation
22 U.S.C. § 2688
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- general
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.
Citator
22 U.S.C. § 2688 — Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.