22 CFR § 901.16 - Grievant.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s901.16"
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title: "22 CFR § 901.16 - Grievant."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "901.16"
section_name: "Grievant."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD"
part_number: "901"
part_name: "GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 610, 1101, 1102, 1105, and 1106 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-465 (22 U.S.C. 4131, 4132, 4135, and 4136), as amended."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 31353, Aug. 2, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "901"
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# 901.16 Grievant.

*Grievant* means anyone who has filed a grievance and who is a member of the Service and is a citizen of the United States, or for the purposes of § 901.18(a)(7) a former member of the Service, or in the case of death of the member, the surviving spouse or, if none, another member of the family.