3 FAM 2500
SEPARATIONS
3 FAM 2510
SEPARATION
(CT:PER-1102; 09-29-2022)
(Office of Origin: GTM/CDA)
3 FAM 2511 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. This subchapter establishes the regulatory basis for separating employees from the service.
b. These regulations apply to:
(1) All Civil Service employees of the Department; and
(2) Members of the Foreign Service who are both U.S. citizens and full-time employees.
3 FAM 2512 POLICY
(CT:PER-1102; 09-29-2022)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
When an employee separates from the service, the Department is obligated to assure that:
(1) All government properties charged to such individual are either returned or arrangements are made for satisfying any resulting indebtedness;
(2) Any outstanding obligations to the U.S. Government are either satisfied or are made a matter of official record;
(3) Arrangements are made for the clearance of any outstanding obligation which is a matter of official record;
(4) The employee has surrendered all previously issued valid special-issuance passports for proper disposition per 8 FAM 901.1;
(5) The employee has returned to a responsible officer of the Department all records and papers containing classified or administratively controlled information and all other papers belonging to the Government;
(6) The employee will not reveal any classified or administratively controlled information unless authorized by the Department; and
(7) The employee has completed all performance evaluations for which the employee is responsible. (For Foreign Service performance evaluations the regulations contained in 3 FAM 2820 and, 3 FAH-1 H-2820 apply).
3 FAM 2513 AUTHORITY FOR SEPARATION
3 FAM 2513.1 Foreign Service
(CT:PER-989; 05-14-2020)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. Documentary authority for separation of a Foreign Service employee is a Form SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or, in-lieu of the Form SF-50, a TMFOUR travel message.
b. The Office of Career Development and Assignments (GTM/CDA) has responsibility for processing and issuing the Form SF-50 or TMFOUR.
3 FAM 2513.2 Civil Service
(CT:PER-989; 05-14-2020)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. For a Civil Service employee, documentary authority for separation is a Form SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.
b. Except in case of retirement, the Form SF-52, Request for Personnel Action, is prepared by the employee’s bureau and is forwarded to the Office of Civil Service Global Talent Management (GTM/CSTM) for approval.
c. For an employee who is retiring, the Form SF-52 is prepared and approved by the Office of Retirement (GTM/RET).
3 FAM 2514 PROCEDURES
(CT:PER-821; 06-16-2016)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
3 FAH-1 H-2520 and 3 FAH-1 H-2530 contains procedures and guidelines which must be followed when separating an employee of the Department of State.
3 FAM 2515 THROUGH 2519 UNASSIGNED