Highlights

• The Foreign Government Employment (FGE) program requires all retirees or reservists (officer and enlisted) of any of the U.S. uniformed services to seek approval before accepting employment with a foreign government.
• Depending on the circumstances, employment with a foreign government can involve serving as a consultant, lobbyist or contractor representing a foreign government or an entity owned, operated or controlled by a foreign government at any level (federal, state, local, etc.).

In a recently released investigation, the U.S. Air Force Inspector General's Office found that a retired general officer did not receive approval through the Foreign Government Employment (FGE) program before accepting employment with a company determined to be controlled by a foreign government.

The requirements under the FGE program stem from the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Officer, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

Simply put, if a person is retired or a reservist from a uniformed service of the U.S. government, they probably need to seek approval before accepting a position with a foreign government or any entity (like a corporation) controlled, owned or operated by a foreign government, depending on the circumstances.

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