22 CFR § 501.2 - Eligibility for appointment as Foreign Service Officer.

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title: "22 CFR § 501.2 - Eligibility for appointment as Foreign Service Officer."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "501.2"
section_name: "Eligibility for appointment as Foreign Service Officer."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA"
part_number: "501"
part_name: "APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS"
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authority: "Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 )."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 27423, July 3, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 501.2 Eligibility for appointment as Foreign Service Officer.

*Cross-reference:* The regulations governing eligibility for appointment as a Foreign Service Officer are codified in part 11 of this title.