{"data":{"id":"us/22-u.s.c.-2651","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 U.S.C. § 2651","heading":"Establishment of Department","body":"There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.","path":["Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE","CHAPTER 38—DEPARTMENT OF STATE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc22@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:55Z","sha256":"c8cf813cbb09f35cacbc964c48c362d8900853780e6ab06b06246ae06a0d713d","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-u.s.c.-2626","next":"us/22-u.s.c.-2651a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}