Delegation of Authority Under Presidential Proclamation 10998 “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States” and Related INA 212(f) Presidential Proclamations

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February 11, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6283-6284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02762]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 614]


Delegation of Authority Under Presidential Proclamation 10998 
``Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect 
the United States'' and Related INA 212(f) Presidential Proclamations

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
laws of the United States, including Section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), the Presidential 
Proclamation of December 16, 2025 (``PP 10998''), the Presidential 
Proclamation of June 4, 2025 (``PP 10949'') as continued and 
supplemented by PP 10998, and any subsequent

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Presidential Proclamations that continue or supplement PP 10998 or PP 
10949, I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Consular 
Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, the authority under sections 
6(d) through 6(f) of PP 10998, sections 4(c) and 4(d) of PP 10949 as 
continued and supplemented by PP 10998, and relevant authority in 
subsequent Proclamations to determine that travel by a foreign national 
would serve a United States national interest.
    The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary for Management 
and Resources, and the Under Secretary for Management may exercise any 
function or authority delegated by this delegation. The authorities 
delegated herein may be redelegated, to the extent authorized by law.
    This delegation of authority supersedes Delegation of Authority 588 
and will be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: January 28, 2026.
Marco Rubio,
Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-02762 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-06-P


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