Foreign Service of the United States: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 17 and H.R. 6357 (H.R. 6357 Reported Favorably) for the Reorganization and Improvement of the Foreign Service of the United States, and for Other Purposes. January 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1924 |
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abroad age of retirement American business amount annual appointed appropriations assigned attachés basic salary basis bassadors British BUTLER WRIGHT CARR cent centum CHAIRMAN chargé d'affaires civil service class four class six classified COLE commercial Congress CONNALLY consul of career consular assistants consular branch consular officers Consular Service consuls of class contributions counselor of embassy Department diplo Diplomatic and Consular diplomatic secretaries Diplomatic Service disability fund duty efficiency examination foreign office foreign service officers foreign service retirement GIBSON Government grade of minister hereafter Hughes John Jacob Rogers legation length of service letter LINTHICUM ment minimum annuity MOORE O'CONNELL officers of class paid payment of annuities present President private means promotion proposed Provided further reached the age reason reorganization and improvement representation allowances retired foreign service retirement and disability ROGERS of Massachusetts Secretaries of class Senate tion United vice consul WRIGHT
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Page xiii - State or as clerk in a mission or consulate prior to appointment as a Foreign Service officer may be included in the period of service, in which case the officer shall pay into the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund a special contribution equal to 5 per centum of his annual salary for each year of such employment, with interest thereon to date of payment compounded annually at 4 per centum, provided that such special contribution shall be subject to the limitations established by subdivision...
Page 52 - This Commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being.
Page 89 - ... the committee adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Saturday, May 1, 1926.
Page 157 - States, and countersigns and affixes such seal to all executive proclamations, to various commissions, and to warrants for the extradition of fugitives from justice. He is regarded as the first in rank among the members of the Cabinet. He is also the custodian of the treaties made with foreign States, and of the laws of the United States.
Page xii - Act takes effect to cause such deductions to be made and the sums transferred on the books of the Treasury Department to the credit of the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund...
Page 17 - ... and physical qualifications, character, address, and general education and good command of English. In this part of the examination the applications previously filed will be given due weight by the Board of Examiners, especially as evidence of the applicant's business experience and ability.
Page xiii - An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes," approved May 22, 1920, and Acts amendatory thereof (38 U.
Page iv - ... (k) The President is authorized from time to time to establish, by Executive order, a list of places which by reason of climatic or other extreme conditions are to be classed as unhealthful posts...
Page xii - ... not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct...
Page 17 - The examinations will consist of an oral and a written one, the two counting equally. The object of the oral examination will be to determine the candidate's business ability, alertness, general contemporary information, and natural fitness for the service, including moral, mental, and physical qualifications, character, address, and general education and good command of English. In this part of the examination the applications...