[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR101.1]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 101_ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 101.1  Protection of American interests.




Sec.
101.1 Protection of American interests.
101.2 Promotion of American interests.
101.3 Services for American businessmen and organizations.
101.4 Economic and commercial reporting.

    Authority: Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001; 22 U.S.C. 842.

    Source: 22 FR 10871, Dec. 27, 1957, unless otherwise noted.


    Officers of the Foreign Service shall protect the rights and 
interests of the United States in its international agricultural, 
commercial, and financial relations. In pursuance of this duty, they 
shall:
    (a) Guard against the infringement of rights of American citizens in 
matters relating to commerce and navigation which are based on custom, 
international law, or treaty.
    (b) Observe, report on, and, whenever possible, endeavor to remove 
discriminations against American agricultural, commercial, and 
industrial interests in other countries.
    (c) Protect the national commercial reputation of the United States.