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Presidential Memorandum

Providing an Order of Succession Within the United States International Development Finance Corporation

This memorandum establishes a formal order of succession for the Chief Executive Officer position at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), listing nine officers in priority sequence to serve as acting CEO during vacancies or incapacity. It includes exceptions preventing acting officials from ascending by virtue of their acting status and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 2949

Impact dates

  1. Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Establish order of succession for DFC CEO position
  • Exclude acting officials from succession by virtue of acting status
  • Require eligibility under Federal Vacancies Reform Act
  • Preserve presidential discretion to depart from designated order
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Order of succession takes effect upon publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Establishes permanent succession framework for DFC leadership continuity

Risks & tensions

  • Low institutional tension; routine administrative continuity measure
  • Presidential discretion clause in Section 2(c) may create uncertainty about binding nature of succession order
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