Notice2025-12344
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act
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July 2, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 29102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12344]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12751; No. 2025-03]
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act
Section 209(a) of the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301, et seq.
(``the Act''), authorizes the Secretary of State to make any provision
of the Act applicable with respect to ``international organizations,''
as defined in Section 209(b) of the Act, to the same extent that it is
applicable with respect to foreign missions when the Secretary
determines that such application is necessary to carry out the policy
set forth in section 201(b) of the Act and to further the objectives
set forth in section 204(b) of the Act. Such a determination was made
by Determination No. FMA-2014-2, dated January 8, 2014. Accordingly,
any provision of the Act may be applied to international organizations,
to include official missions, other than a U.S. mission, to public
international organizations designated as such pursuant to the
International Organizations Immunities Act, 22. U.S.C. 288, et seq.,
(``IOIA''), and the personnel of such a mission.
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State under
the Act, and delegated pursuant to Department of State Delegation of
Authority No. 214 of September 20, 1994, I hereby determine that the
application of all provisions of the Act to the personnel of an
official mission, other than a U.S. mission, to a public international
organization designated as such pursuant to the IOIA encompasses the
application of all provisions of the Act to all members of the mission,
including when they have been assigned to their position by or
otherwise represent an entity that is not recognized by the United
States as the government of a foreign State. This is reasonably
necessary to facilitate the secure and efficient operation of public
international organizations and the official missions to such
organizations; to assist in obtaining benefits, privileges, and
immunities for these organizations; and to require their observance of
corresponding obligations in accordance with international law. This is
also reasonably necessary to achieve one or more of the purposes set
forth in section 204(b) of the Act.
Furthermore, I determine that it is reasonably necessary to achieve
one or more of the purposes set forth in section 204(b) of the Act to
require members of official missions to public international
organizations designated as such pursuant to the IOIA who have been
assigned to their position by or otherwise represent entities that are
not recognized by the United States as the government of a foreign
State to comply with any requirements as may be established by the
Director or Deputy Director of the Office of Foreign Missions,
including with respect to limitations on travel within the United
States, including Ports of Entry/Exit.
Any existing or future determinations, as well as any existing or
future requirements established by the Director or Deputy Director of
the Office of Foreign Missions, regarding the provision of benefits
under the FMA, including those regarding restrictions on travel with
the United States, that are generally applicable to ``foreign
government officials,'' ``government officials,'' ``officials,'' or
other members of official missions to public international
organizations designated pursuant to the IOIA, including members of
Permanent Missions to the United Nations, shall apply equally to all
members of such missions irrespective of whether they have been
assigned by or otherwise represent an entity that is not recognized by
the United States as the government of a foreign State.
Clifton C. Seagroves,
Director, Acting, Office of Foreign Missions.
[FR Doc. 2025-12344 Filed 7-1-25; 8:45 am]
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