22 CFR § 901.20 - Party.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s901.20"
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title: "22 CFR § 901.20 - Party."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "901.20"
section_name: "Party."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD"
part_number: "901"
part_name: "GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 901.20 Party.

*Party* means—

(a) The grievant/charged employee;

(b) The Agency or Agencies employing the grievant/charged employee and/or having control over the act, omission, or condition leading to appearance before the Board; or

(c) The exclusive representative if it has achieved party status under § 903.4.

A Party may act through its duly designated representative.

[50 FR 31353, Aug. 2, 1985, as amended at 56 FR 55458, Oct. 28, 1991]