The Secretary’s Award is an award of the United States Department of State. It is presented to employees of State, USAID and Marine guards assigned to diplomatic and consular facilities in recognition of sacrifice of health or life, in the performance of official duties.[1] It is somewhat similar in function to the U.S. military’s Purple Heart medal, though it tends to only be issued for serious injuries that are directly related to official duties.
Secretary’s Award
Type
Medal
Awarded for
"Recognition of sacrifice of health or life, in the performance of official duties"
The award consists of a gold medal set and a certificate signed by the Secretary of State. For injuries resulting in death, the Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service is typically awarded to next of kin. The criteria for the issuance of the Secretary’s Award is up to the Secretary of State.
Nominations for State and USAID employees are submitted on Form JF-66, Nomination for Award, through supervisory channels to the Joint Country Awards Committee for review and recommendation to the Chief of Mission for final action.
Nominations initiated in Washington are submitted to the appropriate area awards committee for final action. For USAID, nominations initiated in Washington are reviewed by the USAID bureau/office with final approval by the appropriate assistant administrator or office head.
José Rivera Hernández, Major, USAF, in West Rashid, Iraq, July 2007, for injuries sustained during a terrorist attack while serving on a Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Team[2]
Worley (Lee) Reed, Special Agent / Security Engineering Officer, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Nairobi, Kenya, August 7, 1998, for disabling injuries sustained during the terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya, while leading the internal Embassy Search and Rescue Team immediately after the bombing.[3]
Referencesedit
^"3 FAM 4822.1 The Secretary's Award". US Department of State. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
secretary, award, secretary, award, award, united, states, department, state, presented, employees, state, usaid, marine, guards, assigned, diplomatic, consular, facilities, recognition, sacrifice, health, life, performance, official, duties, somewhat, similar. The Secretary s Award is an award of the United States Department of State It is presented to employees of State USAID and Marine guards assigned to diplomatic and consular facilities in recognition of sacrifice of health or life in the performance of official duties 1 It is somewhat similar in function to the U S military s Purple Heart medal though it tends to only be issued for serious injuries that are directly related to official duties Secretary s AwardTypeMedalAwarded for Recognition of sacrifice of health or life in the performance of official duties Presented byUnited States Department of StateEligibilityForeign Service Civil Service US MilitaryStatusCurrently awardedRibbonPrecedenceNext higher Secretary s Distinguished Service AwardNext lower Award for HeroismAward for Valor obsolete The award consists of a gold medal set and a certificate signed by the Secretary of State For injuries resulting in death the Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service is typically awarded to next of kin The criteria for the issuance of the Secretary s Award is up to the Secretary of State Contents 1 Nomination and approval 2 Military use 3 Recipients 4 References 5 See alsoNomination and approval editNominations for State and USAID employees are submitted on Form JF 66 Nomination for Award through supervisory channels to the Joint Country Awards Committee for review and recommendation to the Chief of Mission for final action Nominations initiated in Washington are submitted to the appropriate area awards committee for final action For USAID nominations initiated in Washington are reviewed by the USAID bureau office with final approval by the appropriate assistant administrator or office head Military use editUpon authorization members of the U S military may wear the medal and ribbon in the appropriate order of precedence as a U S non military personal decoration Recipients editJose Rivera Hernandez Major USAF in West Rashid Iraq July 2007 for injuries sustained during a terrorist attack while serving on a Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Team 2 Worley Lee Reed Special Agent Security Engineering Officer U S Diplomatic Security Service Nairobi Kenya August 7 1998 for disabling injuries sustained during the terrorist bombing of the U S Embassy Nairobi Kenya while leading the internal Embassy Search and Rescue Team immediately after the bombing 3 References edit 3 FAM 4822 1 The Secretary s Award US Department of State 31 January 2003 Retrieved 16 December 2015 HighBeam United States Department of StateSee also editAwards of the United States Department of State Awards and decorations of the United States government United States Department of State U S Foreign Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secretary 27s Award amp oldid 1089113541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
