TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 07-911 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and NAURU 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Washington August 22 and September 11, 2007 
 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.” 
NAURU 

Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Washington August 22 and September 11, 2007; 

 Entered into force September 11, 2007. 
Bilateral Employment Agreement

The Depal inent of State proposes to the Embassy of the Republic of

Nauru that the Government of the United States of America and the Government

of the Republic of Nauru conclude a Bilateral Work Agreement for dependents

of officials serving in the respective countries.

The Department of State proposes to the Embassy of Nauru that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of employees of the Government of the United

States of America assigned to official duty in the Republic of Nauru and

dependents of employees. of the Government of the Republic of Nauru 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 the following

members of a household:

Spouses;

Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age;

Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are full-time

students at a post-secondary educational institution; and

Unmarried children who are physically or mentally disabled.

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
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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 general, for dependents who seek employment in the United States, the

Embassy of the Republic of Nauru must make an official request to the Office of

Protocol in the Department of State. For employees of Employees of Missions

to the United Nations seeking employment, the Republic of Nauru's Mission to

the United Nations must make an official request to the United States Mission to

the United Nations. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of an

official employee of the Government of the Republic of Nauru and processing of

the official request, the Government of the United States of America will inform

the Republic of Nauru's Mission to the United Nations that the dependent may

accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek employment in the

Republic of Nauru, the United States Embassy in Suva, Fiji, must make an

official request to the Republic of Nauru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which,

after verification that the person is a dependent of a United States employee

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assigned to official duty in the Republic of Nauru, shall then inform the United

States Embassy that the dependent may accept employment.

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

the Republic of Nauru waive whatever fees might otherwise be charged in

connection with the issuance of employment authorization identification.

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

the Republic of Nauru wish to confirm that if dependents enjoy immunity from

civil and administrative jurisdiction in the receiving state in accordance with the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on

Consular Relations, or any other applicable instrument, such dependents enjoy

no such civil and administrative immunity in an action relating to any

professional or commercial activity, including employment authorized pursuant

to this Agreement. Furthermore, to the extent consistent with other international

agreements, dependents are responsible for paying income and social security

taxes on any remuneration received as a result of employment in the receiving

state.

The Government of the United States of America further proposes that, if

these provisions are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Nauru, this

note and the Embassy of the Republic of Nauru's reply concurring therein shall
constitute an agreement between the two governments which shall enter into

force on the date of that reply. 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.

Depai tment of State,

Washington,

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Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru

to the United Nations

NV 07/03

The Embassy of the Republic of Nauru to the United States presents its

compliments to the United States Department of State and has the honour to

acknowledge receipt of the latter's Note on "Bilateral Employment Agreement",

which reads as follows:

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

Nauru that the Government of the United States of America and the Government

of the Republic of Nauru conclude a Bilateral Work Agreement for dependents of

officials secving in the respective countries.

The Department of State proposes to the Embassy of Nauru that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of employees of the Government of the United

States of America assigned to official duty in the Republic of Nauru and

dependents of employees of the Government of the Republic of Nauru 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 the following

members of a household:

Spouses;

Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age;

Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are full-time

students at a post-secondary educational institution; and

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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 general, for dependents who seek employment in the United States, the

Embassy of the Republic of Nauru must make an official request to the Office of

Protocol in the Department of State. For employees of Employees of Missions to

the United Nations seeking employment, the Republic of Nauru's Mission to the

United Nations must make an official request to the United States Mission to the

United Nations. Upon Verification that the person is a dependent of an official

employee of the Government of the Republic of Nauru and processing of the

official request, the Government of the United States of America will inform the

Republic of Nauru's Mission to the United Nations that the dependent may

accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek employment in the

Republic of Nauru, the United States Embassy in Suva, Fiji, must make an

official request to the Republic of Nauru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, after

verification that the person is a dependent of a United States employee assigned

to official duty in the Republic of Nauru, shall then inform the United States

Embassy that the dependent may accept employment.

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

the Republic of Nauru waive whatever fees might otherwise be charged in

connection with the issuance of employment authorization identification.

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

the Republic of Nauru wish to confirm that if dependents enjoy immunity from

civil and administrative jurisdiction in the receiving state in accordance with the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular

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Relations, or any other applicable instrument, such dependents enjoy no such

civil or administrative immunity in an action relating to any professional or

commercial activity, including employment authorized pursuant to this

Agreement. Furthermore, to the extent consistent with other international

agreements, dependents are responsible for paying income and social security

taxes on any remuneration received as a result of employment in the receiving

state."

In reply, the Embassy of Nauru has the honour to state that the provisions

set forth in the mentioned Note are acceptable and that the Government of the

Republic of Nauru concurs in the proposal that the Note of the Department of

State and this reply constitute an agreement between our two Governments on

this subject, the Agreement to come into force on the date of this Note and

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 Republic of Nauru to the United States avails itself of

this opportunity to renew to the United States Department of State the

assurances of its highest consideration.

ork, 11 September 2007

United States Department of State

2201 C Street NW

Washington D.C. 20520

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