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EO 13325Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13325

Amendment to Executive Order 12293, the Foreign Service of the United States

This executive order amends salary structures for the Senior Foreign Service to align with changes to Senior Executive Service pay made by the 2004 National Defense Authorization Act. It establishes three salary classes (Career Minister, Minister-Counselor, Counselor) with specific pay ranges tied to Executive Schedule and GS-15 rates, effective for pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2004.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 4217

Impact dates

  1. Secretary may specify later date for performance-based pay increases

  2. Effective date for salary rates (first applicable pay period beginning on or after this date)

Key directives

  • Amend Section 4 of EO 12293 to establish three Senior Foreign Service salary classes with specific pay ranges
  • Convert existing members to new rates preserving prior pay including locality payments
  • Authorize Secretary of State (or other agency heads) to grant performance-based increases

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Salary rate adjustments effective first pay period on or after January 1, 2004
  • Conversion to new pay rates for existing members

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of State may implement performance-based pay increases on specified later dates

Long term

  • Ongoing alignment of Senior Foreign Service pay with Executive Schedule and GS systems

Risks & tensions

  • Retroactive effective date (January 1, 2004) precedes signing date (January 23, 2004), creating administrative complexity for pay period calculations
  • Vague: 'later date specified by the Secretary' for performance increases has no outer bound or procedural requirements
  • Potential tension: pay alignment with SES may create compression issues with regular Foreign Service grades
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