22 USC § 4012 - Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national employees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s4012"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 4012 - Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national employees"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4012"
section_name: "Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national employees"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "PROMOTION AND RETENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 613, formerly § 612, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099; renumbered § 613, Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 181(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 416.)"
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# § 4012. Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national employees

**(a)** The Secretary of State may terminate at any time the appointment of any consular agent in light of the criteria and procedures normally followed in the locality in similar circumstances.

**(b)** The Secretary may terminate at any time the appointment of any foreign national employee in light of the criteria and procedures normally followed in the locality in similar circumstances.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 613, formerly § 612, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099; renumbered § 613, Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 181(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 416.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 614 and is classified to .