OPNAVINST 171O - JMAR Protocol

1 ,orvisitinghis/herhomecountry,he/shedoes notholdthesamestatusaswhen onpost. ,thelatterisnotaccordedtheformer , , , )VicePresidentb)GovernorofaState(whenino wnstate)accordingtoeachstate relativeprecedencedeterminedbystate sdateofadmissiontotheunionoralphabetical lybystate)Actingheadsofexecutivedepartme nts( ,ActingSECDEF)FormerVicePresidentsorthei rwidowsMembersoftheHouseofRepresentative s(bylengthofcontinuousservice;whenthesam e,arrangebystate sdateofadmissiontotheunionoralphabetical lybystate)Delegatesfi-omtheDistrictofCol umbia,Guam,theVirginIslandsandAmericanSa moaGovernorofPuertoRicoAssistanttothePre sidentforNationalSecurityAffairsChargesd AffairesofForeignPowersChargesd AffairesadinterimofForeignPowersFormerSe cretariesofStateFormerCabinetMembersDepu tiesofExecutivedepartmentswhennumbertwoo fficial( ,DEPSECDEF)DeputyDirector,CentralIntelli genceAgencyDirector,UnitedStatesArmsCont rolandDisarmamentAgencyUnderSecretarieso fStateandtheCounselcmoftheDepartmentofSt ateUnderSecretariesofExecutiveDepartment swhenthirdinrank( ,UnderSECDEF)AmbassadorsatLargeSecretary oftheArmySecretaryoftheNavySecretaryofth eAirForceChairman,JCSR etiredCJCSViceChairman,JCSC hiefofStaffoftheArmy(bydateofappointment )ChiefofNavalOperations(bydateofappointm ent)ChiefofStaffoftheAirForce(bydateofap pointment)CommandantoftheMarineCorps(byd ateofappointment)

2 CommandantoftheCoastGuard1-3 Enclosure(1) , )LieutenantGovernorsj)PersonswithAmbassa dorialrank(foreignnon-accredited)a)Direc tor,OfficeofPersonnelManagement(OPM)b)Ad ministrator,FederalAviationAdministratio n(FAA)c)Chairman,NuclearRegulatoryCommis sionAmericanAmbassadorsa)Ambassadorsonst ate/officialvisitstoWashington, )Ambassadorsonstate/officialvisitstotheI JnitedStatesoutsideWashington, )AmbassadorsofcareerrankondutyinthelJnit edStatesa)ChiefJudgesandJudgesoftheUnite dStatesCourtofMilitaryAppealsb)ChiefJudg esandJudgesoftheUnitedStatesCourtofVeter ansAppealsa)GovernorofGuamb) )MayorsofmajorcitiesandtheDistrictofColu mbiawheninowncity(>1millionresidents) )ActingChiefofProtocolwhenatTheWhiteHous eoraccompanyingThePresidentonStateandOff icialVisitsb)DeputyDirector,UnitedStates ArmsControlandDisarmamentAgencyc)America nChargesd Affairesd)AssistantSecretaries,Counselor sandLegalAdvisorsofExecutiveDepartments( bydateofappointment)e)DeputyDirector,Nat ionalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(N ASA)0 DeputyDirector,OfficeofPersonnelManageme nt(OPM)g)Director,FederalBureauofInvesti gation(FBI)DeputyAssistantstothePresiden ta)AmericanAmbassadors(designate, ,oronleave)Mayorsofmajorcitieswhennotino wncitya)UnderSecretaryoftheArmyb)UnderSe cretaryoftheNavyc)UnderSecretaryoftheAir Forced)MinistersofCareerRank(confirmedby theSenate)e) )Four-starmilitaryofficers(GeneralsorAdm irals)bydateofrank;retiredofficersrankwi th,butafler,activeof~cersb)GovernorofAme ricanSamoa1-4 Enclosure(1) )AssistantSecretaryoftheArmy(bydateofapp ointment)b)AssistantSecretaryoftheNavy(b ydateofappointment)(ASNS)c)AssistantSecr etaryoftheAirForce(bydateofappointment)d )Director,NationalSecurityAgency(NSA)e)D irector,DefenseIntelligenceAgency(DIA)a) Three-starmilitaryofficers(LtGenandVADM) bydateofrank.

3 Retiredofficersrankwith,butafter,activeo filcersb)GeneralCounselsofmilitarydepart mentsc)StateSenatorsintheirownstatesForm erAmericanAmbassadorsinorderofpresentati onofcredentialsatfirstposta)ActingAssist antSecretariesofExecutiveDepartmentsb)Ch iefofStafftotheVicePresidentc)Assistantt otheVicePresidentforNationalSecurityAffa irsd)Director,FederalEmergencyManagement Agencya)Non-accreditedministersofforeign governmentsassignedtoforeigndiplomaticmi ssionsinWashington, (includesDeputyChiefsofMissions)b)Specia lAssistantstothePresidenta)DeputyUnderSe cretariesofExecutiveDepartments( ,DeputyunderSECDEF)b)DeputyAssistantSecr etariesofExecutiveDepartments(bydateofap pointment)c)DeputyCounselsofExecutiveDep artments(bydateofappointment)ConsulsGene ralofforeignpowers(Legations)a)Two-starm ilitaryofficers(MajGenandRADM)bydateofra nk;retiredofficersrankwith,butafter,acti veofficersb)DeputyAssistantSecretariesof militarydepartments(bydateofappointment) ( ,DASNS)ChiefJudgesoflowerfederalcourtsOn e-starmilitaryofficers(BrigGenandRDML)by dateofrank;retiredofficersrankwith,butaf ter, :Theplacementisbasedontradition, ,theincumbentisseniorfollowedbythe1-5 Enclosure(1) ,butjuniorto, ,PrincipalDeputyAssistantSecretariesofth eNavy(PDASNS)arerankedatthesamelevel,but seniortoDeputyAssistantSecretariesoftheN avy(DASNS).

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