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Foreign Travel by Prosecutors
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Prosecutors often travel abroad in connection with the
investigation of their cases, to attend depositions (see
this Manual at 285), and for other reasons.
Such foreign travel must be authorized in advance either by the
Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) (travel
involving
Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs)) or by the Office of
International Affairs (OIA)(travel involving Departmental
prosecutors).
EOUSA will not authorize the travel of AUSAs unless the prosecutor
has
obtained OIA's consent as required in USAM 3-8.730.
Prosecutors should contact EOUSA and OIA well in advance of
their intended
departure date. OIA ensures that the prosecutors' plans are
consistent with
foreign law. EOUSA notifies the proper American diplomatic or
consular post
through the Department of State and verifies that the host country
has consented.
The Department of State requests host country clearances through
its overseas
missions. The process can take more than a week, but failure to
comply may cause
a wasted trip, refusal of permission to enter the country,
expulsion from the
country, or even arrest.
See also USAM
9-13.534.
[updated October 1999] [cited in USAM 9-13.534] | |