Reception Clause

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The Reception Clause is the constitutional provision that empowers the U.S. President to receive foreign ambassadors and other public ministers, forming a key basis for presidential authority over foreign relations and diplomatic recognition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional clause ⓘ
provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ
appliesTo ambassadors ⓘ
foreign diplomatic representatives ⓘ
public ministers ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Executive Branch of the United States ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
basisFor exclusive presidential power to recognize foreign sovereigns ⓘ
presidential authority over diplomatic recognition ⓘ
presidential authority over foreign relations ⓘ
category Foreign relations of the United States ⓘ
Presidency of the United States ⓘ
United States constitutional provisions ⓘ
confersFunction receiving foreign ambassadors ⓘ
receiving other public ministers ⓘ
recognition of foreign ambassadors ⓘ
recognition of foreign governments ⓘ
recognition of foreign states ⓘ
constitutionalSourceOf President’s role as chief diplomat ⓘ
ceremonial head-of-state functions of the President ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateRatified 1788 ⓘ
distinctFrom Appointments Clause ⓘ
Commander in Chief Clause ⓘ
Treaty Clause ⓘ
effectiveFrom 1789 ⓘ
foundIn Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
governs formal reception of foreign diplomatic missions ⓘ
grantsPowerTo President of the United States ⓘ
hasInterpretiveIssue extent of congressional role in recognition ⓘ
scope of presidential recognition power ⓘ
historicalContext Framing of the United States Constitution ⓘ
influencedBy British constitutional practice regarding reception of ambassadors ⓘ
law of nations ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain constitutional law ⓘ
diplomatic law ⓘ
foreign relations law ⓘ
locatedInDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
partOf Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
relatedCase Zivotofsky v. Clinton ⓘ
Zivotofsky v. Kerry ⓘ
relatedTo Appointments Clause ⓘ
Foreign Commerce Clause ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause

Treaty Clause ⓘ
supportsDoctrine unitary executive theory (in foreign affairs context) ⓘ
text "he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers" ⓘ

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