Published on 03 Apr 2012 • USA (National/Federal) |
"a foreign state must be served
(1) in accordance with any special arrangement for service between the plaintiff and the foreign state;
(2) if no special arrangement exists, then in accordance with an applicable international convention on service of judicial documents;
(3) if service cannot be made by methods (1) or (2), then by any form of mail requiring a signed receipt, to be addressed and dispatched by the clerk of the court to the head of the ministry of foreign affairs of the foreign state concerned; or
(4) if service cannot be made within 30 days under method (3), then by procedures involving the United States Secretary of State."