Reading Room Document

Invitation by Italian Government to Officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and a Member of the White House Staff, and Their Wives, to be Guests of the Italian Government, All Expenses, Including Travel, to be Borne by that Government

This opinion examines whether three U.S. officials can legally accept an invitation by the Italian Government to a free trip to Italy. The opinion determines that acceptance would violate the Emoluments Clause, Executive Order No. 10939, 5 U.S.C. § 115, and State Department regulations. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at https://justice.gov/olc/page/file/935741/download.

October 16, 1962