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Directs the Secretary of State to reform the Foreign Service and hold its officers to faithful implementation of the President's foreign policy under Article II, with professional discipline, including separation, for failure to comply.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
The President, as chief steward of foreign policy, must maintain an exceptional workforce to implement policy effectively.
All foreign policy officers must implement the President's policies under Article II, with discipline for failures.
Defines Foreign Service, Civil Service employees, and other staff roles under foreign service law.
The Secretary may take personnel action against Foreign Service or Civil Service employees based on performance or conduct.
The Secretary reforms Foreign Service recruitment, evaluation, and training, and revises procedures to ensure faithful policy implementation.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.