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This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1981-03-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Presidential Advisory Board on Ambassadorial Appointments." 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
▪11970, as amended, and Section 1-101(f) of Executive Order No.12258, as amended, are revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
79
487 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12299, Ronald Reagan (Mar 17, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12299-presidential-advisory-board-ambassadorial-appointments.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to terminate the Presidential Advisory Board on Ambassadorial Appointments established on February 5, 1977, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 11970, as amended, and Section 1-101(f) of Executive Order No.12258, as amended, are revoked. RONALD REAGAN The White House, March 17, 1981. Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:16 p.m., March 18, 1981]
