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Executive Order 8185
Administration of the Foreign Service Under Reorganization Plan No. II
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Jun 29, 1939.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 8185: Administration of the Foreign Service Under Reorganization Plan No. II," last checked Sept. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8185
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Vote Files. (2026, September 29). Executive Order 8185: Administration of the Foreign Service Under Reorganization Plan No. II [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8185
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 8185: Administration of the Foreign Service Under Reorganization Plan No. II." Last modified September 29, 2026. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8185.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_8185,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 8185: Administration of the Foreign Service Under Reorganization Plan No. II}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8185}},
note = {Citation ID eo-8185; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked 2026-09-29; accessed 2026-09-30}
}Plain link
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