---
kind: "unit"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
key: "ch52/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Appointments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/ch52-schIII"
sections_count: 12
---

# Subchapter III — Appointments

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse › Chapter 52 — Foreign Service

## Sections

- [§3941. General provisions](/usc/22/3941.md)
- [§3942. Appointments by the President](/usc/22/3942.md)
- [§3943. Appointments by the Secretary](/usc/22/3943.md)
- [§3944. Chiefs of Mission](/usc/22/3944.md)
- [§3945. Senior Foreign Service](/usc/22/3945.md)
- [§3946. Career appointments](/usc/22/3946.md)
- [§3947. Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates](/usc/22/3947.md)
- [§3948. Recall and reappointment of career members](/usc/22/3948.md)
- [§3949. Limited appointments](/usc/22/3949.md)
- [§3950. Reemployment rights following limited appointment](/usc/22/3950.md)
- [§3951. United States citizens hired abroad](/usc/22/3951.md)
- [§3952. Diplomatic and consular missions](/usc/22/3952.md)