Reading Room Document

Appointment of a Foreign National to the National Voluntary Service Advisory Coun[ci]l

This opinion reviews whether the appointment of an Iranian national to the National Voluntary Service Advisory Council is legal. It concludes that no statute bars the appointment, but advises the White House to consult the State Department to consider the diplomatic implications. 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/935961/download.

May 10, 1974