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Executive Order 8307

Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 19, 1939.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordDecember 19, 1939

The date the President signed it.

Publication record4 FR 4910

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-8307
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 30). Executive Order 8307: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8307

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8307: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." Last modified October 30, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8307.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8307: Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8307}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8307; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 30, 2026; accessed October 30, 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 3987, April 4, 1924
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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