Section 9September 19, 1991, Sec./Art. 9

Designations of Foreign Service Officers in the Home Office. – A chief of mission shall be designated by the Secretary as assistant secretary when assigned to head any of the eleven (11) principal offices of the Department. These offices are: Office of American Affairs; Office of Asia and Pacific Affairs; Office of European Affairs; Office of Middle East and African Affairs; Office of Administration, Protocol and Personnel Services; Office of Fiscal Management; Office of ASEAN Affairs ; Office of United Nations and International Organizations; Office of Consular Affairs; Office of Legal Affairs; and Office of Policy Planning and Coordination. The Secretary is hereby authorized to review and realign periodically the principal offices of the Department in order to effectively meet the requirements of the Service.

The Director of the Foreign Service Institute shall be also have the title of assistant secretary.

Chiefs of mission designated as assistant secretaries shall retain their items as chiefs of mission. The post of assistant secretary shall be reserved for career chiefs of mission: provided, however, that all incumbent assistant secretaries who are non-career officials shall continue to hold office until June 30, 1992 unless sooner removed by the President. Thereafter, only career officials may be appointed assistant secretaries.

A career minister may be designated as executive director of an office.

A foreign service officer, class I, may be designated as division director.

A foreign service officer, class II, may be designated as assistant division director.

A foreign service officer, class III, may be designated as assistant division director.

A foreign service officer, class IV, may be designated as assistant division director.

A foreign service officer in any class, including chiefs of mission and career ministers, may be designated as special assistant to the Secretary or the Undersecretary.

A foreign service officer below the rank of the chief of mission may be designated as principal assistant in any office.

Any assignment in the home office requiring a rank higher than the actual rank of the officer assigned shall be in an acting capacity.