# 22 CFR § 501.3: Noncompetitive interchange between Civil Service and Foreign Service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 501.3
- **Heading:** Noncompetitive interchange between Civil Service and Foreign Service
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER V—UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA > PART 501—APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS

## Text

(a) An agreement between the Office of Personnel Management and the Board under the provisions of Executive Order 11219 (3 CFR 1964-65 Comp. p. 303) provides for the noncompetitive appointment of present or former Foreign Service employees as career or career conditional Civil Service employees.
(b) Under this agreement former career personnel of the Board's Foreign Service (FSCR, FSRU, FSIO, FSS, FSO, or FP) and such present personnel desiring to transfer, are eligible, under certain conditions, for noncompetitive career or career-conditional appointment in any Federal agency that desires to appoint them. The President has authorized the Office of Personnel Management by executive order to waive the requirements for competitive examination and appointment for such Board career Foreign Service personnel.
(c) A present or former Civil Service employee may be appointed on a competitive basis in any Foreign Service class for which the employee has qualified under the provisions of section 3947 of title 22, United States Code.

## Nearby sections

- [22 CFR § 501.1 § 501.1 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.1.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.2 § 501.2 Eligibility for appointment as Foreign Service Officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.2.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.3 § 501.3 Noncompetitive interchange between Civil Service and Foreign Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.3.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.4 § 501.4 Junior Level Career Candidate Program (Class 6, 5, or 4).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.4.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.5 § 501.5 Mid-level FSO Candidate Program (Class 3, 2, or 1).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.5.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.6 § 501.6 Appointment of Overseas Specialists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.6.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.7 § 501.7 Appointment as Chief of Mission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.7.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.8 § 501.8 Reappointment of Foreign Service Officers and Career Overseas Specialists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.8.md)
- [22 CFR § 501.9 § 501.9 Interchange of FSOs between Broadcasting Board of Governors and other Foreign Affairs Agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.9.md)
- [22 CFR § 502.1 § 502.1 Authority and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-502.1.md)
- [22 CFR § 502.2 § 502.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-502.2.md)
- [22 CFR § 502.3 § 502.3 Availability of program materials on public Web sites.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-502.3.md)
- [22 CFR § 502.4 § 502.4 Media or organization one-time requests for broadcast quality agency program materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-502.4.md)
- [22 CFR § 502.5 § 502.5 Media or organization requests for ongoing subscriptions to broadcast quality agency program materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-502.5.md)

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