### Question
What does foreign official mean?


### Answer
**Foreign official** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 78dd*:

> any officer or employee of a foreign government or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such government or department, agency, or instrumentality, or for or on behalf of any such public international organization

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 78dd*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2B-SECURITIES EXCHANGES**

