America First Department of State

(a) Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States that any policies, programs, personnel, and operations of the Foreign Service shall champion core American interests and always put America and American citizens first, as described in Executive Order 14150. (b) Responsibilities of the Secretary of State (1) In general The Secretary of State, in consultation with other senior officials as appropriate, including the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall develop a training course on America First Principles to be taught at the Foreign Service Institute. (2) Requirement (A) In general An individual may serve at any foreign post or diplomatic mission only upon completion and passage of the training course required by paragraph (1). (B) Effective date The requirement of subparagraph (A) shall apply to individuals who are assigned to a foreign post or diplomatic mission on or after the date that is 30 days after the date on which the training course required by paragraph (1) is developed.