TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 15-408

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EMPLOYMENT

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and SOMALIA

Effected by Exchange of Notes at

Washington March 11 and April 8, 2015 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 SOMALIA

 Employment

 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Washington March 11 and April 8, 2015; 

 Entered into force April 8, 2015.
OEJ:'ARTMENT OF STATE 

WASHINGTON 

March 11, 2015 

The Department of State proposes to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia that the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia conclude with the 

Government of the United States of America a bilateral work agreement 

(hereinafter "Agreement") for dependents of members of diplomatic missions and 

consular posts assigned to official duty in th~ respective countries. 

The Department of State proposes to the Government of the Federal 

Republic of Somalia that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of members of 

diplomatic missions and consular posts be authorized to be employed in the 

receiving state. 

For the purpose of this Agreement, a "dependent" is an individual of at least 

16 years of age who has been issued a diplomatic visa and whose accreditation is 

accepted by the receiving state as a dependent member of the immediate family 

forming part of the household of a member of a diplomatic mission, including a 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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diplomatic mission to an international organization, or of a consular post of the 

sending state. 

Employment authorization shall be accorded to a dependent on the basis of 

his or her accreditation as a depende~t of a member of a diplomatic mission or 

consular post. Employment authorization shall be extended to a dependent without 

requiring evidence of an offer of employment in the receiving state. 

To obtain employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a 

diplomatic mission or consular post of the Government of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia in the United States, an officiai request shall be made by the Embassy of 

Somalia to the Office of Protocol in the Department of State. For a dependent of a 

member of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia's Mission to the 

United Nations seeking employment authorization, an official request shall be 

made by the Mission of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the 

United Nations to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Upon verification that 

the person is a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of 

the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and processing of the official 

request, the Government of the United States of America shall inform the Somali 

Embassy or Mission to the United Nations that the dependent is authorized to be 

employed. 
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In the case of a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular 

post of the Government of the United States of America who seeks employment in 

Somalia, an official request shall be made by the U.S. Mission to Somalia to the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of a 

member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Government of the 

United States of America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the 

U.S. Embassy that the dependent is authorized to be employed. 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Federal Republic of Somalia shall not charge any fee in connection with the 

issuance of employment authorization identification. 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Federal Republic of Somalia confirm that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 

Relations of April18, 1961 does not provide dependents with either civil or 

administrative immunity in an action relating to any professional or commercial 

activity, including employment authorized pursuant to this Agreement. Further, to 

the extent consistent with other international agreements, dependents are 

responsible for payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration 

received as a result of employment in the receiving state. 

The Department of State further proposes that if the foregoing proposals are 

acceptable to the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia that this note and 
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the Embassy's note in reply concurring therein shall constitute an Agreement 

between our Governments which shall enter into force on the date of the 

Embassy's note in reply and shall remain in force until 90 days after the date of the 

written notification from either Government to the other of its intention to 

terminate this Agreement. 

Department of State, 

Washington, March 11, 2015 
Jamhuuriyada Federalka Soomaaliya 

Safarada Somalida ee Dalka US Embassy of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia to the United States 

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia has the honor to refer to 

Department of State diplomatic note dated March 11, 2015, concerning a bilateral 

work agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 

Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia (hereinafter referred to as 

"Agreement"), which reads as follows: 

[The Department of State proposes to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia that the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia conclude with the 

Government of the United States of America a bilateral work agreement (hereinafter 

"Agreement") for dependents of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts 

assigned to official duty in the respective countries. 

The Department of State proposes to the Government of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of members of diplomatic missions and 

consular posts be authorized to be employed in the receiving state. 

For the purpose of this Agreement, a "dependent" is an individual of at least 16 

years of age who has been issued a diplomatic visa and whose accreditation is accepted 

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by the receiving state as a dependent member of the immediate family forming part of 

the household of a member of a diplomatic mission, including a diplomatic mission to 

an international organization, or of a consular post of the sending state. 

Employment authorization shall be accorded to a dependent on the basis of his 

or her accreditation as a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular 

post. Employment authorization shall be extended to a dependent without requiring 

evidence of an offer of employment in the receiving state. 

To obtain employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a 

diplomatic mission or consular post of the Government of the Federal Republic of 

Somalia in the United States, an official request shall be made by the Embassy of 

Somalia to the Office .of Protocol in the Department of State. For a dependent of a 

member of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia's Mission to the 

United Nations seeking employment authorization, an official request shall be made by 

the Mission of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United 

Nations to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. ·upon verification that the person is 

a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Government 

of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and processing of the official request, the 

Government of the United States of America shall inform the Somali Embassy or 

Mission to the United Nations that the dependent is authorized to be employed. 

In the case of a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post 

of the Government of the United States of America who seeks employment in Somalia, 

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an official request shall be made by the U.S. Mission to Somalia to the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of a 

member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Government of the 

United States of America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the 

U.S. Embassy that the dependent is authorized to be employed. 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Federal Republic of Somalia shall not charge any fee in connection with the issuance 

of employment authorization identification. 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Federal Republic of Somalia confirm that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 

Relations of April 18, 1961 does not provide dependents with either civil or 

administrative immunity in an action relating to any professional or commercial 

activity, including employment authorized pursuant to this Agreement. Further, to the 

extent consistent with other international agreements, dependents are responsible for 

payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration received as a result 

of employment in the receiving state. 

The Department of State further proposes that if the foregoing proposals are 

acceptable to the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia that this note and the 

Embassy's note in reply concurring therein shall constitute an Agreement between our 

Governments which shall enter into force on the date of the Embassy's note in reply 

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and shall remain in force until 90 days after the date of the written notification from 

either Government to the other of its intention to terminate this Agreement. 

Department of State, 

Washington, March 11, 20 15] 

The Embassy acknowledges receipt of the Department note dated March 11, 

2015 and has the honor to advise that the proposals in said note are acceptable to the 

Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia and to confirm that Department note 

dated March 11, 2015 and this Embassy note in reply constitute an Agreement between 

our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of this note in reply. 

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia avails itself of this opportunity 

to renew to the Department of State the assurances of its highest consideration . 

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Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia 

Washington, April 8, 2015. 

1705 DeSales Street, Suite 300, NW, Washington, DC 20060, Tel: (202) 830-5003