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Executive Order 9537

Amending Executive Order 8396 of April 18, 1940, Prescribing Chapter I of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 11, 1945.

No later action on file
Signed recordApril 11, 1945

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Publication record10 FR 4010

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eo-9537
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 9537: Amending Executive Order 8396 of April 18, 1940, Prescribing Chapter I of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States," last checked Oct. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9537

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 26). Executive Order 9537: Amending Executive Order 8396 of April 18, 1940, Prescribing Chapter I of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9537

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9537: Amending Executive Order 8396 of April 18, 1940, Prescribing Chapter I of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." Last modified October 26, 2026. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9537.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_9537,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9537: Amending Executive Order 8396 of April 18, 1940, Prescribing Chapter I of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9537}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9537; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1945-roosevelt.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 26, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 8396, April 18, 1940

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