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Title 22: Foreign Relations
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SUBCHAPTER K: ECONOMIC AND OTHER FUNCTIONS
PART 101: ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS
101.1 - Protection of American interests.
Officers of the Foreign Service shall protect the rights and interests of the United States in its international agricultural, commercial, and financial relations. In pursuance of this duty, they shall:
(a) Guard against the infringement of rights of American citizens in matters relating to commerce and navigation which are based on custom, international law, or treaty.
(b) Observe, report on, and, whenever possible, endeavor to remove discriminations against American agricultural, commercial, and industrial interests in other countries.
(c) Protect the national commercial reputation of the United States.
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