[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53409-53410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17808]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 284]


Delegation of Authority to the Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State, 
including the authority of section 1 of the State

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Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), I 
hereby delegate to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to the 
extent authorized by law, all authorities and functions vested in the 
Secretary of State or the head of agency by any act, order, 
determination, delegation of authority, regulation, or executive order, 
now or hereafter issued. This delegation includes all authorities and 
functions that have been or may be delegated or redelegated to other 
Department officials but does not repeal delegations to such officials.
    This delegation shall apply when both the Secretary of State and 
the Deputy Secretary of State are absent or otherwise unavailable or 
when either the Secretary or the Deputy requests that the Under 
Secretary exercise such authorities and functions.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary of 
State and the Deputy Secretary of State may exercise any function or 
authority delegated by this delegation.
    This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: August 26, 2005.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-17808 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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