{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-905.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 905.3","heading":"Separation for cause.","body":"In separation for cause cases, the agency has the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed separation is for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER IX—FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD","PART 905—BURDEN OF PROOF"],"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":"94dd95489d3419fdb65cdabc7b76d88eff04c50c12363e3aee2e01f359a9dbaf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-905.2","next":"us/22-cfr-906.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}