Executive Order 13374: Amendments to Executive Order 12293 - The Foreign Service of the United States
President: George W. Bush
Reset salary bands for three Senior Foreign Service classes and revoked the preceding 2004 pay order.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13374 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13374 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13374 do?
EO 13374 revised EO 12293 section 4: Career Minister up to Executive Schedule level II, Minister-Counselor up to 107 percent of level III and Counselor up to 102 percent of level III, each subject to the statutory senior-level minimum. It revoked EO 13325. The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual, updated in December 2023, cites EO 13374 as authority for Senior Foreign Service pay caps and lists those class caps.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 12293 implemented Foreign Service Act pay classes; EO 13325 had earlier adjusted the Senior Foreign Service rates.
After the order
EO 13374 revised EO 12293 section 4: Career Minister up to Executive Schedule level II, Minister-Counselor up to 107 percent of level III and Counselor up to 102 percent of level III, each subject to the statutory senior-level minimum. It revoked EO 13325.
The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual, updated in December 2023, cites EO 13374 as authority for Senior Foreign Service pay caps and lists those class caps.
What did the signed order change?
EO 12293 implemented Foreign Service Act pay classes; EO 13325 had earlier adjusted the Senior Foreign Service rates. EO 13374 revised EO 12293 section 4: Career Minister up to Executive Schedule level II, Minister-Counselor up to 107 percent of level III and Counselor up to 102 percent of level III, each subject to the statutory senior-level minimum. It revoked EO 13325.
What happened later?
State Department — 3 FAM 3110 pay limitations documents this later development: The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual, updated in December 2023, cites EO 13374 as authority for Senior Foreign Service pay caps and lists those class caps.
What does that evidence establish?
The order amends EO 12293 and expressly revokes EO 13325. Class caps are percentages of changing Executive Schedule rates, not fixed salaries or evidence of any individual’s pay. The later State policy confirms a cited pay framework, not a particular payroll result. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| State Department and other Foreign Service agencies | Administered basic pay within class ranges and applicable statutory limits | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13374 signed.
The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual, updated in December 2023, cites EO 13374 as authority for Senior Foreign Service pay caps and lists those class caps.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order amends EO 12293 and expressly revokes EO 13325. Class caps are percentages of changing Executive Schedule rates, not fixed salaries or evidence of any individual’s pay.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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