TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-903 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and MADAGASCAR 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Antananarivo April 12, 2001 and 

September 3, 2004 

 
 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.” 
MADAGASCAR 

Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Antananarivo April 12, 2001 and 

 September 3, 2004; 

 Entered into force September 3, 2004. 
EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No. 069

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

Madagascar and has the honor to propose that our Governments

conclude a bilateral work agreement for dependents of officials serving 

our respective countries.

The Embassy of the United States of America proposes to the

Government of Madagascar that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of

employees of the United States Government assigned to official duty in

Madagascar and dependents of employees of the Government of

Madagascar assigned to official duty in the United States be authorized

to be employed in the receiving country.

For the purpose of this agreement, "Dependents" shall mean:

- Spouses;

- Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age;

- Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are 

full-time attendance as students at a post-secondary

educational institution;

and

- Unmarried children who are physically or mentally disabled.

For the purposes of this agreement, it is understood that

employees assigned to official duty means diplomatic agents, consular

officers, and members of the support staffs assigned to diplomatic

missions, consular offices and missions to international organizations.
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In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United

States, an official request must be made by the Embassy of Madagascar

in Washington to the Office of Protocol in the Department of State, upon

verification that the person is a dependent of an official employee of the

Government of Madagascar, and processing of the official request, the

Malagasy Embassy will be informed by the Government of the United

States that the dependent may accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek employment in

Madagascar, an official request must be made by the United States

Embassy in Madagascar to the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

which, after verification, shall then inform the United States Embassy

that the dependent may accept employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Madagasca

confirm that dependents who obtain employment under this agreement

and who have immunity from the jurisdiction of the receiving country in

accordance with article 31 of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic

relations or in accordance with the convention on the privileges and

immunities of the United Nations, or any other applicable international

agreement, enjoy no immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction

with respect to matters arising out of such employment. Such

dependents are also liable for payment of income and social security

taxes on any remuneration received as a result of employment in the
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receiving state. Dependents continue to enjoy all other privileges and

immunities to which they are entitled.

The Department of State further proposes that, if these provisions

are acceptable to the Government of Madagascar, this note and the

Government of Madagascar's reply concurring therein shall constitute an

agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force on

the date of that reply note. This agreement shall remain in force until

ninety days after the date of the written notification from either

government to the other of intention to terminate.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RepubliC of

Madagascar the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Antananarivo, April 12, 2001
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar avails itself of

is the assy of the United States of America the assurances of its

The Minis

this opportunity to re

high consideration.

Antananarivo, September 3, 2004

REs

REPUBLIQUE DE MADAGASCAR

Tanindrazana- Fahafahana- Fandrosoana

MINISTERE

DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES

SECRETARIAT GENERAL

DIRECTION DE LA COOPERATION

BILATERALE

N° 03,AE/SG/DCB/CAA/USA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar presents its

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to its

Diplomatic Note N° 069 on April 2001 related to the proposition to conclude a bilateral work

agreement for dependents of officials serving in their respective countries.

The Ministry would like to inform the Embassy that he Malagasy Government

has accepted, on the reciprocal basis, the proposal described in the Diplomatic Note

mentioned above and to agree that the Embassy's Diplomatic Note and the Ministry's

Diplomatic one in reply, shall constitute an agreement between the Government of the

Republic of Madagascar and the Government of the United States of America, which shall

enter into force on the date of the present reply Diplomatic Note.

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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