Secretary's Award

Secretary’s Award
Awarded by United States Department of State
Type Medal
Eligibility Foreign Service, Civil Service, US Military
Awarded for "Recognition of sacrifice of health or life, in the performance of official duties"
Status Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher) Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award
Next (lower) Award for Heroism
Award for Valor (obsolete)

Ribbon

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.

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.

Nomination and approval

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.

Military use

Upon 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

References

  1. ↑ "3 FAM 4822.1 The Secretary's Award". US Department of State. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ http://business.highbeam.com/436203/article-1G1-178412010/department-honors-wounded-prt-member

See also

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