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George W. Bush: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2004
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, and in order to adjust the basic salary rates for each class of the Senior Foreign Service in light of the changes made to the manner in which members of the Senior Executive Service will be paid pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 13325—Amendment to Executive Order 12293, the Foreign Service of the United States

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