Collapse to view only § 4141a. Foreign Service Internship Program
- § 4141. Statement of policy; objectives
- § 4141a. Foreign Service Internship Program
- § 4141b. Report to Congress
- § 4141c. Authorization of appropriations
§ 4141. Statement of policy; objectives
(a) Statement of policy
(b) Objectives
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1201, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 149(b), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 39.)
§ 4141a. Foreign Service Internship Program
(a) Establishment
(b) Foreign Service Internship Program
(c) Eligibility to participate
(1) Students enrolled full-time in institutions of higher education from groups which are underrepresented in the Foreign Service in terms of the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Foreign Service and for whom equal opportunity and affirmative action recruitment efforts have not been successful in achieving balanced representation in appointments to the Foreign Service shall be eligible to be interns in programs under this subchapter.
(2) An intern shall have successfully completed not less than one academic year of study at an institution of higher education to be admitted to the program. In each succeeding year of participation an intern shall have completed an additional year of undergraduate or graduate study and shall maintain an exemplary record of academic achievement.
(3) In selecting interns, the Secretary shall consider only the ablest students of superior ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement and exceptional promise whose academic records reflect the requisite standards of performance necessary for the Foreign Service.
(d) Summer internships
(1) The primary focus of the first internship shall be the study of international relations, the functions of the Department of State and other agencies which utilize the Foreign Service system, and the nature of the Foreign Service. The internship shall be held in Washington, District of Columbia, at the Department of State. As appropriate, the Secretary shall utilize the personnel and facilities of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center.
(2) The second internship shall be, principally, an assignment to a specific bureau of the Department of State. Emphasis shall be on providing insight into the economic and political functional areas.
(3) The third internship shall be an assignment to a United States mission abroad in the political or economic area.
(4) The first and second internships may include a detail to the Congress.
(e) Administration
(f) Mentors
(g) Compensation
(h) Study of Foreign Service examination
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1202, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 149(b), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 40; amended Pub. L. 107–132, § 1(b), Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2412.)
§ 4141b. Report to Congress
Together with the annual submission required under section 3905(d)(2) 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of this title, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the implementation of the program established under this subchapter. Such report accompanied by such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall include specific information concerning the completion rates of interns in the program, interns who took the Foreign Service examination, interns who passed the examination, former interns appointed to the Foreign Service, assignments of former interns, and the advancement of former interns through the Foreign Service System.22 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1203, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 149(b), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 41.)
§ 4141c. Authorization of appropriations
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 101(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, $100,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $150,000 for the fiscal year 1991 shall be available only to carry out this subchapter. Sums appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter are authorized to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1204, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 149(b), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 41.)