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EO 13374Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13374

Amendments to Executive Order 12293—The Foreign Service of the United States

This executive order adjusts the salary ranges for three Senior Foreign Service classes (Career Minister, Minister-Counselor, and Counselor) and updates agency references to replace defunct Cold War-era agencies with the current USAID Administrator. It also revokes a prior related executive order from 2004.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 12961

Impact dates

  1. EO effective; salary adjustments and agency reference updates take effect; EO 13325 revoked

Key directives

  • Amend Section 4 of EO 12293 to establish new salary ranges for three Senior Foreign Service classes
  • Replace references to defunct agencies (International Communication Agency, US International Development Cooperation Agency) with USAID Administrator
  • Revoke EO 13325 of January 23, 2004

Timeline

Immediate

  • Salary range adjustments take effect
  • Agency reference updates applied
  • EO 13325 revoked

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Ongoing compensation structure for Senior Foreign Service

Risks & tensions

  • No reported tensions; routine administrative update consolidating prior adjustments
  • Salary ranges tied to Executive Schedule levels, which may shift with subsequent congressional action
  • Revocation of EO 13325 without explicit explanation of its provisions leaves some uncertainty about what specific prior authority is removed
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