{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-72.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 72.4","heading":"Notifications of death.","body":"The consular officer should make best efforts to notify the next of kin (or legal guardian), if any, and the legal representative (if any, and if different from the next of kin), of the death of a United States citizen or non-citizen national by telephone as soon as possible, and then should follow up with a written notification of death.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER H—PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS, THEIR PROPERTY AND ESTATES","PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES"],"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":"07860d47198234e31f1b39cfc0dd54f497168ea17630fd7c66591b1514592d3a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-72.3","next":"us/22-cfr-72.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}