Section 2
SEC. 2. List of Foreign Affairs Officers qualified to be career minister or chief of mission to be furnished to the President.— The Secretary shall, on the basis of recommendations made by the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time furnish the President with the names of Foreign Affairs Officers qualified for appointment to the class of career minister, together with pertinent information about such officers, but no person shall be appointed to the class of career minister who has not been appointed to serve as a chief of mission or assigned to serve in a position which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is of comparable importance. The Secretary shall also, on the basis of recommendations made by the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time furnish the President with the names of Foreign Affairs Officers qualified for appointment or assignment as chief of mission, together with pertinent information about such officers, in order to assist the President in selecting qualified candidates for appointment or assignment in such capacity.