22 CFR § 1203.735-201 - General.

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title: "22 CFR § 1203.735-201 - General."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1203.735-201"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965, as amended; 5 CFR 735.104."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 18976, May 2, 1978; 45 FR 18922, Mar. 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1203.735-201 General.

(a) *Proscribed actions.* An employee shall avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited by the regulations in this part, which might result in, or create the appearance of:

(1) Using public office for private gain;

(2) Giving preferential treatment to any person;

(3) Impeding Government efficiency or economy;

(4) Losing independence or impartiality;

(5) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or

(6) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.

(b) *Applicability to members of families of employees.* A U.S. citizen employee shall take care that certain responsibilities placed on the employee are also observed by members of the employee's family. These are the restrictions in regard to: Acceptance of gifts (§§ 1203.735-202 and 1203.735-203); economic and financial activities abroad (§ 1203.735-206); teaching, lecturing, and writing (§ 1203.735-204(c)); participation in activities of private organizations (§ 1203.735-211(c)); and political activities abroad (§ 1203.735-211(g)).