22 C.F.R. § 72.17 Responsibility of consular agents.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
A consular agent has no statutory authority to take possession and dispose of the personal estate of a deceased citizen of the United States, except under the immediate supervision and as the agent of his principal consular officer. The consular agent, therefore, should immediately report the circumstances to, and request instructions from, his principal consular officer, who should assume the responsibility for taking possession and disposing of the personal estate in accordance with the regulations in this part.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Personal Estates of Deceased Citizens
§ 72.17 Responsibility of consular agents.
