Nomination of Sitting Member of Congress to Be Ambassador to Vietnam

Nomination of Sitting Member of Congress to be Ambassador to Vietnam The Ineligibility Clause does not bar the nomination o f Representative Pete Peterson to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Congress, provided that the President does not make the determination to create the office o f ambassador to that government until after the expiration of the term for which Representative Peterson was elected. Ju ly 26, 1996 M e m o r a n d u m O p in io n f o r t h e C o u n s e l t o t h e P r e s id e n t You have asked for our opinion as to whether the Ineligibility Clause of the…