§3927. Chief of mission

(a) Duties

Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country-

(1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for employees under the command of a United States area military commander); and

(2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.

(b) Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries

Any executive branch agency having employees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.

(c) Promotion of United States goods and services

Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country.

( Pub. L. 96–465, title I, §207, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079 ; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, §123, Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 281 ; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, §136, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1345 .)

Amendments

1987-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–204, §136(1), (2), inserted "executive branch" after "Government" in par. (1) and after second reference to "Government" in par. (2).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–204, §136(3), inserted "executive branch" after "Any".

1982-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–241 added subsec. (c).

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 2151aa, 3620, 4341, 4342 of this title; title 15 section 4721; title 49 section 44934; title 50 section 403–4.