28 U.S.C. § 1351 : US Code - Section 1351: Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant

Search 28 U.S.C. § 1351 : US Code - Section 1351: Consuls, vice consuls, and members of a diplomatic mission as defendant

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive
of the courts of the States, of all civil actions and proceedings
against -
(1) consuls or vice consuls of foreign states; or
(2) members of a mission or members of their families (as such
terms are defined in section 2 of the Diplomatic Relations Act).