22 CFR § 906.2 - Mandatory hearing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s906.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 906.2 - Mandatory hearing."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "906.2"
section_name: "Mandatory hearing."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD"
part_number: "906"
part_name: "HEARINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 610 and 1106 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-465 (22 U.S.C. 4010 and 4136), as amended."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 31356, Aug. 2, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "906"
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# 906.2 Mandatory hearing.

The Board shall conduct a hearing—(a) At the request of the grievant in any case which involves disciplinary action or a grievant's retirement from the Service for expiration of time-in-class or based on relative performance, or (b) In any case which in the judgment of the Board can best be resolved by a hearing or presentation of oral argument. The Board shall also conduct a hearing in separation for cause proceedings unless the charged employee waives in writing his or her right to such hearing.