20 CFR § 404.1032 - Work for a foreign government.

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title: "20 CFR § 404.1032 - Work for a foreign government."
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# 404.1032 Work for a foreign government.

If you work as an employee of a foreign government in any capacity, your work is excluded from employment. If you are a citizen of the United States and work in the United States as an employee of a foreign government, you are considered to be self-employed (§ 404.1068(d)).