Executive Order 12536 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12536—Board of the Foreign Service

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Wednesday, October 9, 1985

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1 min read (89 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1985-10-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Board of the Foreign Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12293, as amended, relating to the appointment of the Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Service, is revoked, and that Section 9(f) of that Order is redesignated as Section 9(e).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

516 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12536, Ronald Reagan (Oct 9, 1985). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12536-board-the-foreign-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 153 of Public Law 99-93, it is hereby ordered that Section 9(e) of Executive Order No. 12293, as amended, relating to the appointment of the Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Service, is revoked, and that Section 9(f) of that Order is redesignated as Section 9(e). RONALD REAGAN The White House, October 9, 1985. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:34 a.m., October 10, 1985]