22 CFR § 120.63 - Foreign person.

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title: "22 CFR § 120.63 - Foreign person."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "120.63"
section_name: "Foreign person."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS"
part_number: "120"
part_name: "PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2752, 2753, 2776, 2778, 2779, 2779a, 2785, 2794, 2797; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 223."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 16411, Mar. 23, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 120.63 Foreign person.

*Foreign person* means any natural person who is not a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is not a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). It also means any foreign corporation, business association, partnership, trust, society, or any other entity or group that is not incorporated or organized to do business in the United States, as well as international organizations, foreign governments, and any agency or subdivision of foreign governments (e.g., diplomatic missions).