Statutory Authority
January 27, 2005
22 USCS ? 2651
TITLE 22. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 38. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
? 2651. Establishment of Department
There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the "Department of State," and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.
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