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| Foreign Affairs Revolution Act Be it enacted by His Imperial Majesty with the advice and consent of His Imperial Parliament. Whereas expansion of Foreign Affairs is a vital part of Alexandria's growth and whereas the exchange of ambassadors is an important part of the process. Chapter 1: Citation and Revocation of all other Foreign Affairs Acts Section 1: This act shall hereby be referred to as the Foreign Affairs Revolution Act of 2006. Section 2: This act shall replace the Foreign Affairs Act of 2005 and the Diplomats Act. Section 3: The Empire of the Alexandrians desiring to restructure and consolidate its handling of foreign affairs, wishes to revoke all previous laws concerning the matter. Chapter 2: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Section 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall deal with foreign dignitaries and nations; the Emperor shall appoint the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the advice of the Prime Minister and confirmation of the Imperial Parliament as specified in the Constitution. The Minister of Foreign Affairs should be an Alexandrian citizen in good standing within the Alexandrian Empire and the micronational community in general. Section 6: The Minister of Foreign Affairs (hereafter referred to as ‘the Minister’) shall appoint a Deputy Minister, which will act as Minister of Foreign Affairs whenever the Minister is not present or is on a Leave of Absence. Chapter 3: Appointments Section 7: The Empire of the Alexandrians through His Majesty’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall reaffirm our presence in the intermicronational world by a more active participation on it, for this the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall recruit as many personnel as necessary to be appointed as Diplomats. Section 8. Depending on their assignment, these Diplomats may and will have ranks as follows: 2b) Plenipotentiary Ambassador, 2c) Ambassador, 2d) Minister Counselor, 2e) Plenipotentiary Envoy, 2f) Envoy, 2g) Consul General, 2h) Attaché. Section 9. Appointments are to be made by His Majesty Himself, with the exemption of the Envoy and Attaché, which can be solely designated by the Minister for a determined period of time to accomplish a specific task and then return to the Empire. Chapter 4: Diplomats, Protocol Section 10. Upon appointment by the Emperor, or the Minister, in the case of an envoy or an attaché; the Diplomat shall present his/her credentials to the Head of State of the host Micronation, and/or the Minister/Secretary of Foreign Relations/Affairs of such State, depending on the Diplomat’s rank. Section 11. Diplomats deployed will have such responsibilities as protect our Empire interests and the interests of Alexandrian individuals over other micronations, and must have in their Diplomatic Representation an Immigration office to recruit citizens. Chapter 5: Eligibility Section 12: The Minister shall, in consultation with the Prime Minister, nominate any citizen of Alexandria to be diplomat to any qualified micronation. Section 13: The Cabinet and/or law shall define a qualified micronation as any micronation fitting the appropriate and acceptable standards as determined. Law always takes priority over Cabinet policy. Section 14: Once placed, a diplomat may only be recalled or dismissed by resignation or as outlined by law. Section 15: A citizen may be a diplomat agent to more than one micronation, but cannot be representative to more than three. Section 16: The Prime Minister may perform any of the functions in this Act that are designated to the Minister. Chapter 6: Recognition Section 17: The Empire of the Alexandrians may officially recognize a foreign nation provided that it has been around for three (3) months and active. The Emperor, on advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, may make exceptions to this rule. Section 18: The Cabinet determines by a majority vote whether the Empire of the Alexandrians shall officially recognize a nation. This must be followed by a Declaration of Recognition to be published in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chapter 7: Confirmation of Ambassadors Section 19: The Imperial Parliament shall consider all nominations for ambassadors just like any other piece of business, in accordance with the Standing Orders. Section 20: If a nomination successfully passes, it is forwarded to the Emperor for Assent. Section 21: Should the Emperor strike down the nomination; the nomination fails with no ability to overturn the rejection by the Imperial Parliament. Section 22: Should the nomination fail, the Minister may nominate the same person again, either for the same ambassadorship or another ambassadorship. Chapter 8: Ambassadorial Code of Conduct. Chapter 23: Alexandrian Ambassadors and Diplomatic Envoys should always observe a common code of conduct to ensure that the Empire of the Alexandrians is properly represented. Chapter 24: Alexandrian Ambassadors and Diplomatic Envoys must always present proper accreditation documents to the nation they are envoys to. Chapter 25: The Minister drafts this code of conduct and must publish it in the forums of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Changes to the code must be notified to all diplomatic employees immediately. Chapter 26: Failure to adhere to the Code of Conduct may result in a fine of 50 écus and/or dismissal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chapter 9: Treaties Section 27: Treaties involving any change to Alexandria’s national sovereignty must be presented to the people of Alexandria in a national referendum only after the Imperial Parliament has passed it and the Emperor, Prime Minister and the entire Cabinet has agreed to the treaty by a signature. Chapter 10: Dismissal of Diplomats Section 28: The Emperor may dismiss a diplomat at any time and for any reason. Section 29: The Minister may dismiss a diplomat at any time, after consulting with the Prime Minister. Section 30: The Imperial Parliament may dismiss a diplomat at any time by a 2/3rds vote. When there is a motion to dismiss, the Minister must appear to make a statement expressing the Minister's thoughts on the proposed dismissal. This dismissal does not require Imperial Assent. Section 31: Dismissed diplomats may be renominated for the same or any other ambassador position. Chapter 11: Recall of Diplomats Section 32: The Emperor may recall a diplomat at any time and for any reason. Section 33: The Minister may recall a diplomat at any time, after consulting with the Prime Minister. Section 34: The Imperial Parliament may recall a diplomat at any time by a 2/3rds vote. When there is a motion to recall, the Minister must appear to make a statement expressing the Minister's thoughts on the proposed recall. This recall does not require Imperial Assent. Section 35: Recalled diplomats may be renominated for the same or any other ambassador position Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Section 36: The Alexandrian Foreign Policy shall be drawn up by the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Emperor the final draft of the Foreign Policy shall be put up for ratification in the Imperial Parliament. Section 37: The Foreign Policy may be amended with the advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Chapter 13: Imperial Assent. Section 38: This act shall not become law without the Emperor’s Imperial Assent. |