22 U.S.C. § 2688

Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation

It is the sense of the Congress that the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country should be accorded to men and women possessing clearly demonstrated competence to perform ambassadorial duties. No individual should be accorded the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country primarily because of financial contributions to political campaigns.

( Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841 , title I, § 18, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 104 , Nov. 29, 1975 , 89 Stat. 757 ; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a) , Aug. 24, 1982 , 96 Stat. 282 .)