TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13053 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and TURKMENISTAN 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Dated at Ashgabat July 15 and 20, 1999 

 

 
 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.” 
 TURKMENISTAN 

 Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Dated at Ashgabat July 15 and 20, 1999; 

Entered into force July 20, 1999. 
05/1629

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan presents

its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America

and has the honor to propose that, on a reciprocal basis,

dependents of official employees of the Government of

Turkmenistan assigned to official duty in the United States and

dependents of official employees of the United States

Government assigned to official duty in Turkmenistan be

authorized to be employed in the receiving state.

For the purposes 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, official employees

shall mean diplomatic agents, consular officers, and members of

support staffs, assigned to diplomatic missions, consular offices

and missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in

Turkmenistan, an official request must be made by the United

States Embassy in Ashgabat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Turkmenistan. After the processing of the official request, the

United States Embassy will be informed that the dependent may

accept employment.

EMBASSY

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ashgabat
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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 Turkmenistan in Washington to the Office of Protocol in the

Department of State. After the processing of the official request,

the Embassy of Turkmenistan will be informed that the

dependent may accept employment.

The Government of Turkmenistan and the United States

Government wish to confirm their understanding that

dependents who obtain employment under this agreement and

who have immunity from the jurisdiction of the receiving state in

accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of

the United Nations, or any other applicable international

agreement, have no immunity from civil or administrative

jurisdiction with respect to matters arising out of such

employment. Such dependents are also responsible 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan further

proposes that, if these provisions are acceptable to the

Government of the United States of America, this note and the

Embassy's reply concurring therein shall constitute an agreement

between the two governments which shall enter into force on the

date of that reply note and 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan avails

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

Ashgabat, States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

July 15, 1999
No. 262/99

The Embassy of the United States of America

presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

of Turkmenistan and acknowledges receipt of the Ministry's

Note No.05/1629 dated July 15, 1999. The Embassy wishes to

inform the Ministry that the Government of the United States

of America concurs that dependents of members of Turkmen

diplomatic and consular posts and missions to international

organizations in the United States and members of the United

States diplomatic and consular posts and missions to

international organizations in Turkmenistan be authorized to

work in the receiving country, in accordance with the

proposal contained in the aforementioned note, which reads

as follows:

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States

of America and has the honor to propose that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of official employees of the

Government of Turkmenistan assigned to official duty in the

United States and dependents of official employees of the

United States Government assigned to official duty in

Turkmenistan be authorized to be employed in the receiving

state.

For the purposes 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, official employees

shall mean diplomatic agents, consular officers, and members

of support staffs, assigned to diplomatic missions, consular

offices and missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in

Turkmenistan, an official request must be made by the United

States Embassy in Ashgabat to the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of Turkmenistan. After the processing of the

official request, the United States Embassy will be informed

that the dependent may accept employment.
In the case of dependents who seek employment in the

United States, an official request must be made by the

Embassy of Turkmenistan in Washington to the Office of

Protocol in the Department of State. After the processing

of the official request, the Embassy of Turkmenistan will be

informed that the dependent may accept employment.

The Government of Turkmenistan and the United States

Government wish to confirm their understanding that

dependents who obtain employment under this agreement and

who have immunity from the jurisdiction of the receiving

state in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities

of the United Nations, or any other applicable international

agreement, have no immunity from civil or administrative

jurisdiction with respect to matters arising out of such

employment. Such dependents are also responsible 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan further

proposes that, if these provisions are acceptable to the

government of the United States of America, this note and

the Embassy's reply concurring therein shall constitute an

agreement between the two governments which shall enter into

force on the date of that reply note and 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 is pleased

to confirm that the Ministry's note and this note in reply

constitute an agreement between the two governments which

shall enter into force on today's date and 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 Turkmenistan in Washington, D.C. may now

submit dependent employment requests to the Office of

Protocol of the Department of State in accordance with the

procedures set forth by the Office of Protocol and with

applicable regulations of the United States Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

The Embassy takes this opportunity to renew to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurance of its highest

consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Ashgabat, July 20, 1999

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