TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 02-813 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and THE GAMBIA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Banjul June 7 and August 13, 2002 

 
 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.” 
THE GAMBIA 

Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Banjul June 7 and August 13, 2002; 

 Entered into force August 13, 2002. 
EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Note NO. 68/02

The Embassy of the United States of America

presents its compliments to the Department of State for

Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia and has

the honor to propose that our governments conclude a

bilateral work agreement for dependents of officials

serving in our respective countries.

The Embassy of the United States of America

proposes to the Government of The Gambia that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of employees of the United

States Government assigned to official duty at the

United States Mission in The Gambia and dependents of

employees of the Government of The Gambia assigned to

official duty at a Gambian Mission in the United States

he 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 in 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.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in

the United States, an official request must be made by

the Embassy of The Gambia 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 The Gambia, and

processing of the official request, the Gambian 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 The Gambia, an official request must be

made by the United States Embassy in The Gambia to the

Gambian Department of State for 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

The Gambia 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 any other applicable

international agreement between the United States and

The Gambia, 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 receiving state. Dependents continue

to enjoy all other privileges and immunities to which

they are entitled.
The Government of the United States further

proposes that, it these provisions are acceptable to

the Government of The Gambia, this note and the

Government of The Gambia'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 Department

of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The

Gambia the assurances of its highest consideration.

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Embassy of the United States of America

Banjul, June 7, 2002
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Embassy of the United States of\:'

America

Kairaba Avenue

K.S.M.D

REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA

Department of tate or oreign Affairs

4 Marina Parade

Banjul, The Gambia

PA 176/01/P.V111/((128-KCN)

The Department of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gam

presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of Ame

and has the honour to respond to the !after's Note No. 68/02 dated June 

2002

The Department of State would like to inform the US Embassy of T

Gambia Government's concurrence to the note and to the provisi

therein constituting an agreement between the two countries.

The Department of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gam

avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United Sta

of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

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