§ 2688.
It is the sense of the Congress that the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country should be accorded to men and women possessing clearly demonstrated competence to perform ambassadorial duties. No individual should be accorded the position of United States ambassador to a foreign country primarily because of financial contributions to political campaigns.
([Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841], title I, § 18, as added [Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 104], Nov. 29, 1975, [89 Stat. 757]; renumbered title I, [Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a)], Aug. 24, 1982, [96 Stat. 282].)