3 FAM 2440
CURTAILMENT
(CT:PER-944; 05-15-2019)
(Office of Origin: HR/EX)
3 FAM 2441 STATUTORY AUTHORITY
(TL:PER-350; 04-14-1998)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
The statutory authority for curtailment is found in
section 207 and sections 501505 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3927, 3981-3985).
3 FAM 2442 DEFINITION
(TL:PER-350; 04-14-1998)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
Curtailment means shortening an employees tour of duty
from his or her assignment. It may include the employees immediate departure
from a bureau or post. Curtailment is an assignment action, not a disciplinary
one.
3 FAM 2443 CURTAILMENT OF FOREIGN
ASSIGNMENTS
3 FAM 2443.1 Voluntary Curtailment
(TL:PER-350; 04-14-1998)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
a. An employee assigned abroad may request curtailment
of his or her tour of duty for any reason. The employee should submit a
written request for curtailment that explains the reasons for the request to
the appropriate assignment panel through his or her counseling and assignment
officer. Post management must state its support for or opposition to the
employees request.
b. Employees of other agencies may request curtailment
by following the regulations and procedures issued by the appropriate employing
agency.
3 FAM 2443.2 Involuntary
Curtailment at Request of Chief of Mission
(CT:PER-944; 05-15-2019)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
a. If the chief of mission determines that curtailment
of an employees tour of duty would be in the best interests of the post, the
employee, or the employees dependents, the chief of mission may ask that the
employees tour of duty be curtailed immediately.
b. If the employee is an employee of the Department of
State, the chief of mission should submit a request through the DIRGEN channel
to the Director General of the Foreign Service requesting curtailment of the
employee. The request must:
(1) Include background information on any incidents
that support the request;
(2) Confirm that the employee has been informed of the
request and the reasons therefore; and
(3) Confirm that the employee has been advised that he
or she may submit comments separately.
c. If the employee requests curtailment, the chief of
mission should use the DIRGEN channel to:
(1) Inform the Director General of the chief of
missions support of the employees request; and
(2) Explain fully the circumstances that, in the chief
of missions judgment, justify immediate curtailment.
d. Except in cases of serious misconduct, criminal
activities, or actions that have serious security implications, a chief of
mission may offer the employee the alternative of submitting a request for
immediate voluntary curtailment. If the employee is an employee of another
agency, the request should be submitted to:
Agency
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Submit to
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USAID
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Director, Office of Personnel Management
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USAGM
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Director, Office of Personnel
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Commerce
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Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service
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Agriculture/FAS
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Director, Personnel Division for Foreign
Agricultural Service Deputy Administrator, Office
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Applicable post representatives can provide correct cable
addresses for other agencies. The same supporting information required in 3 FAM 2443.2
should be used in requesting curtailment.
3 FAM 2443.3 Involuntary
Curtailment Directed by Chief of Mission
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
a. As an exceptional measure in situations when:
(1) The chief of mission deems immediate curtailment
of an employee to be in the best interests of the Foreign Service or the posts;
and
(2) Time will not permit the necessary exchange of
communications between the post and the Department.
b. The chief of mission may direct the immediate
curtailment of the employees tour of duty, and the post may issue travel
orders for the employee and employees dependents to a nearby country or to
Washington, DC. A prompt and full report of the circumstances must be made to
the Director General in the DIRGEN channel.
3 FAM 2444 CURTAILMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. An employee assigned within the United States may
request voluntary curtailment of his or her tour of duty for any reason by
submitting the request and an explanatory memorandum to the assignments panel
via his or her counseling and assignments officer. The bureau of assignment
must state its support for or opposition to the employees request.
b. Bureau Assistant Secretary or designated deputy
assistant secretary may request the curtailment of a Foreign Service employee
assigned within the United States by addressing a memoranda marked Personnel
Sensitive to the Director General. The memoranda should:
(1) Include background information on any incidents
that support the request;
(2) Confirm that the employee has been informed of the
request and the reasons therefor; and
(3) Confirm that the employee has been advised that he
or she may submit comments separately.
c. If the Director General determines that the
requested involuntary curtailment of the tour of duty of a Foreign Service
employee assigned within the United States would be in the best interest of the
Foreign Service or the bureau, the Director General may direct the curtailment.
3 FAM 2445 REPORTS TO OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
(TL:PER-350; 04-14-1998)
(State Only)
(Applies to All Executive Branch Employees Assigned to Posts Abroad)
Whenever a chief of mission or Departmental official
determines curtailment is necessary or requests curtailment of an employee:
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Involving:
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Report circumstances immediately
to:
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Allegations of waste, fraud (other than
passport/visa fraud external to the embassy), abuse, or mismanagement,
including possible criminal activity.
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Office of Inspector General
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A security aspect, allegations of passport and visa
fraud external to the embassy or allegations of misconduct not directly
related to employment.
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Bureau of Diplomatic Security
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3 FAM 2446 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
(TL:PER-350; 04-14-1998)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees)
a. The Director General has the authority to propose
curtailment from any assignment sua sponte.
b. The Director General may overrule the assignment
panel decision to curtail or not to curtail if the Director General determines
that to do so is in the best interests of the Foreign Service or the post.
c. If the curtailment is not based on a request by a
bureau or post, the Director General will notify the employee of the reasons
for the curtailment, and will give the employee an opportunity to submit
comments before making a decision.
3 FAM 2447 THROUGH 2449 UNASSIGNED