FDR: “Officers of the Foreign Service are expected to be available in the…”

On the recordNovember 16, 1936

Officers of the Foreign Service are expected to be available in the discretion of the President for duty in any country or in any part of the world.

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Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 7497—Amending the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and the Consular Regulations

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