22 USC § 4806 - Protection of foreign consulates

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title: "22 USC § 4806 - Protection of foreign consulates"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4806"
section_name: "Protection of foreign consulates"
chapter_number: 58
chapter_name: "DIPLOMATIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–399, title I, § 107, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 858; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(g)(5), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 407.)"
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# § 4806. Protection of foreign consulates

The Secretary of State shall take into account security considerations in making determinations with respect to accreditation of all foreign consular personnel in the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–399, title I, § 107, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 858; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(g)(5), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 407.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “The Secretary of State shall take into account security considerations” for “The Chief of Protocol of the Department of State shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of Diplomatic Security”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to officials, offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, regulations, or departmental directives implementing the amendments by sections 161 and 162 of  become effective, or 90 days after , whichever comes earlier, see , as amended, set out as a note under .