TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 11-721 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and ISRAEL 

Amending the Agreement of 

September 23 and October 3, 1985 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Washington July 1 and 21, 2011 
 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.” 
 ISRAEL 

 

 Employment 

 Agreement amending the agreement of 

 September 23 and October 3, 1985. 

 Effected by exchange of notes at Washington 

 July 1 and 21, 2011; 

 Entered into force July 21, 2011. 
The Department of State refers the Embassy of Israel to the Agreement

between the United States of America and Israel relating to the employment of

dependents of official government employees effected by an exchange of notes at

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem September 23 and October 3, 1985 (hereinafter "the

Agreement"). The Department of State of the United States also refers to recent

discussions between our governments concerning the Agreement.

Considering the importance of the Agreement to the families of government

employees assigned to duty in our respective countries, the Department of State

has the honor to propose to the Government of Israel an amendment to paragraph

six of the Agreement to add the following: "; accredited domestic partners" after

the phrase "able to work".

The Department of State proposes on behalf of the Government of the

United States of America that, if the foregoing amendment is acceptable to the

Government of Israel, this note and the Embassy of Israel's reply concurring

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
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therein constitute an agreement between our two Governments to amend the

Agreement which will enter into force on the date of the Embassy of Israel's

affirmative note in reply.

Department of State,

Washington,

JUL - 1 2011
EMBASSY OF ISRAEL

WASHINGTON. D.C .

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The Embassy of Israel presents its compliments to the Department of

State and has the honor to refer to the diplomatic note of the Department of

State dated July 1, 2011, concerning the Agreement between the United States

ofAmerica and the State of Israel relating to the employment of dependents of

official government employees affected by an exchange of notes at Tel Aviv

and Jerusalem on September 23 and October 03, 1985.

The Embassy of Israel has the further honor to confirm that the

Government of Israel accepts the proposal of the Government of the United

States of America. Therefore, the Department of State's note and this note in

reply constitute an agreement between our two Governments to amend the

Agreement which will enter into force on the date of this note.

The Embassy of Israel avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the

Department of State the assurances of its highest consideration.

July 21, 2011

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