Foreign Service Act of 1980

Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on February 23, 1981.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12292: Foreign Service Act of 1980}},
  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-12292; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1981-reagan.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amends EO 9154, May 1, 1942; EO 10471, July 17, 1953; EO 10624, July 28, 1955; EO 10903, January 9, 1961; EO 11034, June 25, 1962; EO 11219, May 6, 1965; EO 12027, December 5, 1977; EO 12137, May 16, 1979; EO 12163, September 29, 1979; EO 12228, July 24, 1980

Revokes in part EO 10477, August 1, 1953; EO 11264, December 31, 1965; EO 11434, November 8, 1968; EO 12188, January 2, 1980

Revokes EO 9452, June 26, 1944; EO 9514, January 18, 1945; EO 9799, November 8, 1946; EO 9837, March 27, 1947; EO 9932, February 27, 1948; EO 10249, June 4, 1951; EO 10897, December 2, 1960; EO 11636, December 17, 1971; EO 12066, June 29, 1978; EO 12128, April 4, 1979; EO 12145, July 18, 1979

Amended by EO 13325, January 23, 2004

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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