Submit this form and attachments to
U.S. Department of State
Production Unit, State Annex 33
3507 International Place, NW
Washington, DC 20008-3034
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM DS-2008,
NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, OR
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
This form is to be completed for the notification of termination of employment
for all diplomatic
and consular
officers, honorary consular officers, foreign government employees, miscellaneous foreign government employees,
and personal servants, who have previously been notified to the Department of State. All questions should be
answered completely and accurately. If a question does not apply, please type "N/A."
NOTE:
It is important that all information provided to the Office of Protocol and the Office of Foreign Missions beconsistent. Discrepancies or incomplete information could delay recognition and issuance of documents to the
person's successor.
The instructions below are numbered to correspond to the numbered items on the form. PLEASE TYPE ALL ANSWERS.
Please Read All Instructions Before Completing This Form.
DS-2008
telephone number of office which can be contacted
for further information, if necessary
4 Enter person's name as it appears on his/her
5 Enter the Personal Identification Number (PID), if
available, issued by the U.S. Department of State.
6 Enter the person's date of birth (mm-dd-yyyy).
7
Enter the person's place of birth (city and
country or state).
9 Enter the person's original date (mm-dd-yyyy) of
10
Give effective date (mm-dd-yyyy), of termination.
11 Give the person's destination or new address.
12
List all documents being returned for the employee and
and dependents. This must include official identification
cards for principal and all dependents. Enclose documents in
envelope stapled to this form.
The form must be signed and dated (mm-dd-yyyy) by the
designed approving embassy official, and the official
embassy seal must be affixed.
8 Enter the official position and title of person , and the
name and location of the office to which he/she was
assigned. For domestic servants, give name, title, PID and
address of employer.
1 Enter today's date (mm-dd-yyyy).
2
Enter name of embassy or mission. Give
3 Enter "X" in appropriate boxes to indicate the
type of personnel being terminated. First indicate if
the person is an officer or member of the
administrative, technical or service staff. Then
indicate with "X" if the person is attached to an
Embassy, Consulate or Miscellaneous office,
International Organization mission or is a domestic.
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