94 STAT. 2076
Post p. 2129.
22 USC 3903.
22 USC 3904.
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980
respect to another agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means that other agency; (5) "employee" (except as provided in section 1002(8)) means, when used with respect to an agency or to the Government generally, an officer or employee (including a member of the Service) or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (6) "function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity; (7) "Government" means the Government of the United States; (8) "merit principles" means the principles set out in section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code; (9) "principal officer" means the officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, consular mission (other than a consular agency), or other Foreign Service post; (10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of State, except that (subject to section 201) with reference to the exercise of functions under this Act with respect to any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means the head of that agency; (11) "Service" or "Foreign Service" means the Foreign Service of the United States; and (12) "United States", when used in a geographic sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia. (b) References in this Act or any other law to "Foreign Service officers" shall, with respect to the International Communication Agency, be deemed to refer to Foreign Service information officers. SEC. 103. MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE.—The following are the members of the Service: (1) Chiefs of mission, appointed under section 302(a)(1) or assigned under section 502(c). (2) Ambassadors at large, appointed under section 302(a)(1). (3) Members of the Senior Foreign Service, appointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303, who are the corps of leaders and experts for the management of the Service and the performance of its functions. (4) Foreign Service officers, appointed under section 302(a)(1), who have general responsibility for carrying out the functions of the Service. (5) Foreign Service personnel. United States citizens appointed under section 303, who provide skills and services required for effective performance by the Service. (6) Foreign national employees, foreign nationals appointed under section 303, who provide clerical, administrative, technical, fiscal, and other support at Foreign Service posts abroad. (7) Consular agents, appointed under section 303 by the Secretary of State, who provide consular and related services as authorized by the Secretary of State at specified locations abroad where no Foreign Service posts are situated. SEC. 104. FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICE.—Members of the Service shall, under the direction of the Secretary— (1) represent the interests of the United States in relation to foreign countries and international organizations, and perform the functions relevant to their appointments and assignments, including (as appropriate) functions under the Vienna Conven-
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