Section 24September 19, 1991, Sec./Art. 24

Appointments and Transfers. – The Secretary may authorize chiefs of mission or principal officers to appoint alien or locally hired employees for their respective embassies and consulates: provided, that Filipino citizens shall be given preference. Such employees, however, may not be transferred to another country but may be assigned from one office to another within the same country where originally appointed at the discretion of the chief of mission concerned.

Part E. Honorary Consuls