{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-71.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 71.9","heading":"Presentation of Americans at foreign courts.","body":"The chief of the mission concerned may exercise his discretion in the matter of procuring the presentation of American citizens at the court of the country to which he is accredited.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER H—PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS, THEIR PROPERTY AND ESTATES","PART 71—PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS AND THEIR PROPERTY","Subpart A—General Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"4089bdd34e6c191128070eab486ef54420d33195a16d53b5af183c5e1e5a9a94","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-71.8","next":"us/22-cfr-71.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}