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Jimmy Carter: “The functions vested in the President by the Act of negotiating and entering into agreements with friendly countries are…”

On the recordJune 26, 1980
The functions vested in the President by the Act of negotiating and entering into agreements with friendly countries are delegated to the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 12220—Agricultural Trade Development

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