---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 4854"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "4854"
heading: "Qualifications of persons hired for diplomatic construction program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/4854"
units:
  - "Chapter 58 — Diplomatic Security"
  - "Subchapter IV — Diplomatic Security Program"
---

# §4854. Qualifications of persons hired for diplomatic construction program


In carrying out the diplomatic construction program referred to in [section 4851(a) of this title](/usc/22/4851.md?p=a), the Secretary of State shall employ as professional staff (by appointment, contract, or otherwise) only those persons with a demonstrated specialized background in the fields of construction, construction law, or contract management. In filling such positions, the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) shall actively recruit women and members of minority groups.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 404, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 865.)