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APPENDIX A

EXAMPLES: IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS

The United States Department of State, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and the American
Institute in Taiwan issue identification documents to foreign government personnel who are entitled to
immunity. Samples of the identification cards are provided here. Because there are different degrees of
30 immunity, law enforcement officers should read carefully identification cards presented to them.

Diplomatic and Embassy Staff Identification Cards

Blue bordered
cards are issued to
Ambassadors/Chiefs
of Mission/Deputy
Chiefs of Mission and
their families. They
are entitled to full
criminal immunity and
may not be arrested or
detained.

Blue bordered
cards are issued to
diplomatic agents
and their families.
They are entitled to
full criminal immunity
and may not be
arrested or detained.