Section 16September 19, 1991, Sec./Art. 16

Ambassadorial Appointments. – The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to head embassies and permanent missions. All ambassadorial appointments shall be to a particular post only.

Career foreign service officers may be appointed by the President as ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and shall retain their items originally held prior to their appointments after their tour of duty as ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary: provided, however, that, during their tour of duty as ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary, they shall not be promoted to the next higher rank.