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Executive Order 8181

Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 22, 1939.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJune 22, 1939

The date the President signed it.

Publication record4 FR 2491

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-8181
Official source
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8181: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8181

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8181: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8181.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8181: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8181}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8181; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Revokes EO 5956, December 1, 1932
Revoked by EO 9521, February 13, 1945

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

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