used on a letterhead, in a publication, in an announcement or news story, or at a public meeting, regardless or whether his official title or connection is mentioned. The provisions of this section are not intended to prohibit the normal and active participation of an employee in professional organizations such as the American Political Science Association, the American Economic Association, the American Foreign Service Association, and similar organizations, since such participation is in the interest of both the employee and the Government. Employees are expected, however, to exercise discretion in such activities and are held personally accountable for any improper use of their relationship with State, USIA and AID.

(2) Request for special permission. Special permission to assume or continue a connection prohibited by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph may be granted in cases where the public interest will not be adversely affected. To request such permission, or to determine whether the provisions are applicable to a particular case, the employee shall address a memorandum setting forth all of the circumstances to the appropriate officer. The appropriate officer is for State the Director General; for USIA the Assistant Director (Personnel and Training); and for AID the Senior Personnel Officer under whose jurisdiction the employee serves.

(3) Application to senior officers. Because of the prominence resulting from their official positions, chiefs of mission and other senior officers should recognize the particular bearing of the provisions of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph upon their activities. They should restrict association with any organizations involving foreign nations and the United States to simple membership, and should not accept even honorary office in such organizations except with the specific prior approval as provided in subparagraph (2) of this paragraph.

(f) Private organizations not concerned with foreign policy. When the purpose and program of the organization do not fall primarily within the field of foreign policy or international relations and have no connection with the field in which an employee does his official work, the employee's activity is limited only to the following extent:

(1) His official title or connection may be used to identify him, as in a civic association election, but may not be used on a letterhead, in a publication, or otherwise so as to employ the prestige of the U.S. Government to enhance that of the organization or to imply official sponsorship.

(2) When he is a representative of an association consisting of State, USIA or AID employees, or of a group of such employees, his connection with his agency may be freely used so long as there is no implication of official sponsorship beyond that which may have been officially approved.

(g) Political activities abroad. A U.S. citizen employee shall not engage in any form of political activity in any foreign country.

(h) Activities relating to United States politics. The Hatch Political Activity Act of August 2, 1939 (5 U.S.C. 1181), provides in summary that it is unlawful for any Federal employee of the executive branch to use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof, or to take any active part in political management or in political campaigns. These restrictions do not in any way affect the right of a Federal employee (1) to vote as he chooses; (2) to express personal political opinions, except as part of a campaign; (3) to make or refrain from making contributions to political organizations, provided contributions are not made in a Federal building or to another Federal officer or employee (see 18 U.S.C. 602, 603, 607 and 608); (4) to participate in local, nonpartisan activities.

§ 10.735-214 Wearing of uniforms.

(a) An employee of the Foreign Service may not wear any uniform except as may be authorized by law or as a military commander may require civilians to wear in a theater of military operations. When an employee is authorized by law or required by a military commander of the United States to wear a uniform, care shall be taken that the uniform is worn only at authorized times and for authorized purposes.

(b) Conventional attire worn by chauffeurs, elevator operators and other miscellaneous employees are not con

(a) Making recommendations in official capacity. In general, an employee shall not, in his official capacity, make any recommendations in connection with the employment of persons unless the positions concerned are with the Government of the United States and the recommendations are made in response to an inquiry from a Government official authorized to employ persons or to investigate applicants for employment. A principal officer in answer to a letter of inquiry from outside the U.S. Government concerning a former employee assigned to the post, may state the length of time the person was employed at the post and the fact that he performed his duties in a satisfactory manner, if such is the case. Also, an AID Mission Director may provide names of persons or firms from which a cooperating government may select an employee or firm to be used in some phase of the AID program.

(b) Making personal recommendations. An employee may make a personal recommendation in connection with the employment of any person, except for employment in a position of trust or profit under the government of the country to which the employee is accredited or assigned, provided that the employee does not divulge any information concerning the person derived from official sources. When a letter of introduction or recommendation is written by an employee, precautionary measures should be taken to prevent its being construed as official correspondence and used by an unscrupulous individual to impress American or foreign officials. Accordingly, official stationery should not be used for this purpose. The letter may, however, show the recommending employee's status as an employee of the United States Government. Every personal letter of recommendation shall contain a statement clearly indicating that the letter constitutes a personal recommendation and is not to be construed as an official recommendation by the Government of the United States.

§ 10.735-216

Place of residence abroad.

(a) State Department.—(1) At diplomatic posts. A U.S. citizen employee at a diplomatic post, as a rule, shall establish his residence at the seat of the Mission. However, a diplomatic representative may establish a temporary residence for himself and members of his staff at a place other than the seat of the Mission, which is convenient thereto and wtihin the country in which the Mission is located, provided the Mission office is opened daily by an adequate office staff.

(2) At consular posts. A U.S. citizen employee at a consular post, as a rule, shall reside within the consular district to which he is assigned, except that when such a district is contiguous to territory of the United States, an employee may reside in the territory of the United States, provided that the consular office is readily accessible from his place of residence.

(b) USIA and AID. A U.S. citizen employee of USIA or AID shall establish a residence convenient to his place of employment, unless an exception is granted by the head of the agency's overseas establishment.

(a) Communications. An employee shall not act as an agent for the transmission of communications from private persons or organizations in foreign countries to the President or to Federal, State, or municipal officials in the United States. A chief of mission may, however, accept communications of this nature and forward them to the Department of State for such further action as may be appropriate, whenever he determines it to be clearly in the public interest to do so.

(b) Gifts. An employee shall not act as an agent for the transmission of gifts from persons or organizations in foreign countries to the President or to Federal, State or municipal officials in the United States. However, principal officers may, according to regulations prescribed by the President, accept, and forward to the Office of Protocol of the Department of State, gifts made to the United States or to any political subdivision thereof by the Government to which they are accredited or from which they hold exequaturs. Employees shall not, without the approval of the Secretary of State,

transmit gifts from persons or organizations in the United States to heads or other officials of foreign states.

§ 10.735-218 General conduct prejudicial to the Government.

(a) General role. An employee shall not engage in criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or other conduct prejudicial to the Government.

(b) Employees abroad. An employee abroad is obligated to obey the laws of the country in which he is present and to conduct himself in a moral and courteous manner in his official and personal life.

(c) Treatment of the public. An employee shall observe the requirements of courtesy, consideration, and promptness in dealing with or serving the public. § 10.735-219 Miscellaneous statutory

provisions.

Each employee shall acquaint himself with each statute that relates to his ethical and other conduct as an employee of his agency and of the Government.

(a) The attention of employees is directed to the following statutory provisions:

(1) House Concurrent Resolution 175, 85th Congress, 2d Session, 72 Stat. 312, the "Code of Ethics for Government Service."

(2) Chapter 11 of Title 18, United States Code, relating to bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest, as appropriate to the employees concerned.

(3) The prohibition against lobbying with appropriated funds (18 U.S.C. 1913). (4) The prohibitions against disloyalty and striking (5 U.S.C. 118p, 118r).

(5) The prohibition against the employment of a member of a Communist organization (50 U.S.C. 784).

(6) The prohibitions against (i) the disclosure of classified information (18 U.S.C. 798, 50 U.S.C. 783); and (ii) the disclosure of confidential information (18 U.S.C. 1905).

(7) The provision relating to the habitual use of intoxicants to excess (5 U.S.C. 640).

(8) The prohibition against the misuse of a Government vehicle (5 U.S.C. 78c).

(9) The prohibition against the misuse of the franking privilege (18 U.S.C. 1719).

(10) The prohibition against the use of deceit in an examination or personnel action in connection with Government employment (5 U.S.C. 637).

(11) The prohibition against fraud or false statements in a Government matter (18 U.S.C. 1001).

(12) The prohibition against mutilating or destroying a public record (18 U.S.C. 2071).

(13) The prohibition against counterfeiting and forging transportation requests (18 U.S.C. 508).

(14) The prohibition against (i) embezzlement of Government money or property (18 U.S.C. 641); (ii) failing to account for public money (18 U.S.C. 643); and (iii) embezzlement of the money or property of another person in the possession of an employee by reason of his employment (18 U.S.C. 654).

(15) The prohibition against unauthorized use of documents relating to claims from or by the Government (18 U.S.C. 285).

(16) The prohibition against prescribed political activities-The Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 118i), and 18 U.S.C. 602, 603, 607, and 608.

(17) The prohibition against discrimination because of politics, race, religion or color (22 U.S.C. 807).

(18) The prohibition against the wearing of uniforms (22 U.S.C. 803).

(19) The prohibition against the acceptance of presents from foreign governments (22 U.S.C. 804).

(20) The prohibition against engaging in business in the country to which the employee is assigned abroad (22 U.S.C. 805).

(21) The prohibition against correspondence in regard to the affairs of foreign governments, and against recommendation for employment by the government of the country to which the employee is assigned (22 U.S.C. 806).

(b) The attention of consular officers is directed to the following statutory provisions:

(1) The provisions relating to the duty to account for fees received (22 U.S.C. secs. 99, 812, 1194), liability for exaction of excessive fees (22 U.S.C. secs. 1182, 1189), and liability for failure to collect proper fees (22 U.S.C. 1190).

(2) The provisions relating to liability for neglect of duty or malfeasance generally (22 U.S.C. 1199), liability for failure to give bond and for embezzlement

(22 U.S.C. 1179), liability for embezzlement of fees or of effects of American citizens (22 U.S.C. 1198) and liability for falsely certifying as to the ownership of property (22 U.S.C. 1200).

(3) The prohibition against profiting from dealings with discharged seamen (22 U.S.C. 1187).

(4) The provision relating to liability for failure to collect the wages of discharged seamen (46 U.S.C. 683). Subpart C-Ethical and Other Conduct and Responsibilities of Special Government Employees

§ 10.735-301 Conflicts of interest.

Special Government employees are subject to the conflicts of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 202). An explanation of these conflicts of interest statutes, their effects upon special Government employees and guidelines for obtaining and utilizing the services of special Government employees are in Appendix C of Chapter 735 of the Federal Personnel Manual. A special Government employee shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts substantially, or appears to conflict substantially, with his Government duties and responsibilities. § 10.735-302 Use of Government em

ployment.

A special Government employee shall not use his Government employment for a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, motivated by the desire for private gain for himself or another person, particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties.

§ 10.735-303 Use of inside information.

(a) A special Government employee shall not use inside information obtained as a result of his Government employment for private gain for himself or another person either by direct action on his part or by counsel, recommendation, or suggestion to another person, particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties. For the purpose of this section, “inside information” means information obtained under Government authority which has not become part of the body of public information.

(b) A special Government employee may engage in teaching, lecturing, or writing that is not prohibited by law,

Executive Order 11222 or the regulations in this part; however, a special Government employee shall not, either for or without compensation, engage in teaching, lecturing, or writing that is dependent on information obtained as a result of his Government employment, except when that information has been made available to the general public or will be made available on request, or when the head of the agency gives written authorization for the use of nonpublic information on the basis that the use is in the public interest. A special Government employee who wishes to request the agency head to authorize the use of non-public information should submit such request through the Agency Counselor on Ethical Conduct and Conflicts of Interest. The request should contain complete information concerning the non-public information which the employee wishes to disclose and should contain in addition an indication of the intended use of such information and how disclosure of it would be in the public interest.

A special Government employee shall not use his Government employment to coerce, or give the appearance of coercing, a person to provide financial benefit to himself or another person particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties.

§ 10.735-305 Gifts, entertainment and favors.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a special Government employee, while so employed or in connection with his employment, shall not receive or solicit from a person having business with his agency anything of value as a gift, gratuity, loan, entertainment, or favor for himself or another person, particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties.

(b) The exceptions to the prohibition against the acceptance of gifts which have been granted to employees in § 10.735-203 (c), (d) and (e) are also applicable to special Government employees.

(c) A special Government employee shall not accept a gift, present, decoration or other thing from a foreign government unless authorized by Congress as provided by the Constitution and in 5 U.S.C. 115–115a.

(d) A special Government employee shall avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited by these sections on special Government employees, which might result in, or create the appearance of:

(1) Using public office for private gain;

(2) Giving preferential treatment to any person;

(3) Impeding Government efficiency or economy;

(4) Losing independence or impartiality;

(5) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or

(6) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.

§ 10.735-306 Miscellaneous statutory provisions.

Each special Government employee shall acquaint himself with each statute that relates to his ethical and other conduct as a special Government employee of his agency and of the Government. The attention of special Government employees is directed to the statutes listed in § 10.735-219.

Subpart D-Statements of Employment and Financial Interests

(a) General. The following employees of State, AID and USIA shall submit statements of employment and financial interests:

(1) All special Government employees whether experts or consultants and whether serving on a full time or intermittent basis, except when waived under paragraph (e) of this section.

(2) Employees paid at a level of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule established by the Federal Executive Salary Act of 1964, as amended, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section.

(3) Employees in positions specifically identified as positions the basic duties and responsibilities of which require the incumbent to exercise judgment in making or recommending a Government decision or in taking or recommending Government action in regard to: (i) Contracting or procurement; (ii) Administering or monitoring grants or subsidies; (iii) Regulating or auditing private or other non-Federal enterprise; or

(iv) Other activities where the decision or action has an economic impact on the interests of any non-Federal enterprise. However, employees in positions that meet these criteria may be excluded from the reporting requirement when the agency head or his designee determines that the duties of a position at grade GS-15, AD-15, FSO-3, FSR-3, FSS-1 or below are at such a level of responsibility that the submission of a statement of employment and financial interests by the incumbent is not necessary because of the degree of supervision and review over the incumbent and the remote and inconsequential effect of the integrity of the Government. The positions specifically identified under this paragraph are those in paragraphs (b) (2) and (c) of this section. (b) State and USIA. State and USIA employees, in addition to those specified in paragraph (a) of this section, shall submit statements of employment and financial interests:

(1) The following

(i) Employees in Grade FSO-2 and FSR-2 or above of the schedule established by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended;

(ii) Employees in grade GS-15 positions or above of the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; or

(iii) Employees in comparable or higher positions not subject to the Classification Act.

(2) State and USIA employees holding the following positions specifically identified under paragraph (a)(3) of this section shall submit statements of employment and financial interests:

(i) The following positions at level GS-13, FSO-4, FSR-4 or FSS-2 or above:

(a) Deputy Chief of Mission, Principal Officer, Country Public Affairs Officer, Deputy Country Public Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Counselor, Deputy Public Affairs Counselor.

(b) Director or Manager of a Regional Service Center or Radio Relay Station.

(c) Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and General Services Officer at a post abroad.

(d) Economic Officer, Commercial Officer, Civil Air Attache, Financial Officer, Petroleum Officer, Minerals Officer, Transportation and Communications Officer, and Fisheries Officer at a post abroad.

(e) Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Business Manager (occupational codes 301, 340, 341, and 1101).