22 C.F.R. § 5.5
The Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook
The Department articulates official guidance, including procedures and policies, on matters relating to Department management and personnel in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and the Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH) series. Some of these directives are promulgated pursuant to statute, such as the Secretary of State's authority to prescribe regulations for the Foreign Service as provided in Section 206 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 3926. The FAMs and FAHs that are publicly available are located on the Department's public website, at https://fam.state.gov/.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Judith Pietersen v. DOS, 138 F.4th 552 (D.C. Cir. 2025).
Judith Pietersen v. DOS, 138 F.4th 552 (D.C. Cir. 2025). “1-1; see 9 FAM 302; 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 (2024) (discussing the Manual).”
Gulshan Karimova v. Kathryn Abate (D.C. Cir. 2024). “]” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 ; see 18 FAM § 201.1- 1(B).”
Karbasian v. United States Dep't of State (S.D. Ill. 2025). “]” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 ; see 18 FAM § 201.1-1(B).”
Rodriguez v. Noem (D. Conn. 2025). “” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 . See also U.S. Dep’t of State, Foreign Affairs Manual: Public, https://fam.”
Vyas v. Noem (S.D.W. Va 2025). “” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 . The Department’s website describes the Foreign Affairs Manual as “a single, comprehensive, and authoritative source for the Department's organization structures, policies, and procedures that govern the operations of the State Department, the Foreign Service…”
Seifan v. Sweeney (D.D.C. 2025). “]” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 ; see 18 FAM § 201.1-1(B).”
Baradaran Ghasaban, Sr v. Blinken (D.D.C. 2025). “” 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 . But the plaintiffs did not raise this argument in their complaint, and “[i]t is well settled law that a plaintiff cannot amend his or her complaint by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss.”
Jung v. Goldman (D. Colo. 2025). “1 (explaining that “the Foreign Affairs Manual ‘articulates’ the State Department’s ‘official guidance, including procedures and policies, on matters relating to Department management and personnel’”) (quoting 22 C.F.R. § 5.5 ). A consular officer “must issue the visa [or]…”
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