22 USC § 287a - Action by representatives in accordance with Presidential instructions; voting

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s287a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 287a - Action by representatives in accordance with Presidential instructions; voting"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "287a"
section_name: "Action by representatives in accordance with Presidential instructions; voting"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."
subchapter_number: "XVI"
subchapter_name: "UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 3, 59 Stat. 620.)"
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# § 287a. Action by representatives in accordance with Presidential instructions; voting

section 287 of this title

The representatives provided for in , when representing the United States in the respective organs and agencies of the United Nations, shall, at all times, act in accordance with the instructions of the President transmitted by the Secretary of State unless other means of transmission is directed by the President, and such representatives shall, in accordance with such instructions, cast any and all votes under the Charter of the United Nations.

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**Source Credit**: (Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 3, 59 Stat. 620.)