§ 4028. — Training for Foreign Service officers.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC4028]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER VII--CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND ORIENTATION
Sec. 4028. Training for Foreign Service officers
(a) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of other relevant
officials, such as the Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom appointed under section 6411(b) of this title and the director
of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall
establish as part of the standard training provided after January 1,
1999, for officers of the Service, including chiefs of mission,
instruction in the field of internationally recognized human rights.
Such training shall include--
(1) instruction on international documents and United States
policy in human rights, which shall be mandatory for all members of
the Service having reporting responsibilities relating to human
rights and for chiefs of mission; and
(2) instruction on the internationally recognized right to
freedom of religion, the nature, activities, and beliefs of
different religions, and the various aspects and manifestations of
violations of religious freedom.
(b) The Secretary of State shall provide sessions on refugee law and
adjudications and on religious persecution to each individual seeking a
commission as a United States consular officer. The Secretary shall also
ensure that any member of the Service who is assigned to a position that
may be called upon to assess requests for consideration for refugee
admissions, including any consular officer, has completed training on
refugee law and refugee adjudications in addition to the training
required in this section.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 708, as added and amended Pub. L. 105-
292, title I, Sec. 104, title VI, Sec. 602(b), Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat.
2795, 2812; Pub. L. 107-132, Sec. 2(b), Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2412.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-132 inserted ``George P. Shultz''
after ``director of the'' in introductory provisions.
1998--Pub. L. 105-292, Sec. 602(b), designated existing provisions
as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
