# 22 CFR § 501.7: Appointment as Chief of Mission

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-501.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 501.7
- **Heading:** Appointment as Chief of Mission
- **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) Appointment by President. Chiefs of mission are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. They may be career members of the Foreign Service or they may be appointed from outside the Service.
(b) Recommendation of Foreign Service career members. On the basis of recommendations made by the Director of Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Secretary of State from time to time furnishes the President with the names of Foreign Service career members qualified for appointment as chiefs of mission. The names of these officers, together with pertinent information concerning them, are given to the President to assist him in selecting qualified candidates for appointment as chiefs of mission.
(c) Status of Foreign Service career members appointed as Chiefs of Mission. Foreign Service career members who are appointed as chiefs of mission retain their career status as Foreign Service career members.

## 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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