3 FAM 4870
HONOR Award for exceptionally arduous service
(CT:PER-657; 11-10-2011)
(Office of Origin: HR/PE)
3 FAM 4871 The Secretarys
Expeditionary Service Award
3 FAM 4871.1 Description
(CT:PER-657; 11-10-2011)
(State only)
(Foreign Service, Civil Service, and Foreign Service National Employees)
a. The Secretarys Expeditionary Service Award is
presented, on behalf of the Secretary, to State Department employees who have
successfully completed year-long assignments to particularly arduous and difficult
field locations outside established embassy or consulate facilities.
b. Award recipients receive a lapel pin and a
certificate signed by the Secretary. The American Foreign Service Association
(AFSA) promoted and fully supports this recognition.
3 FAM 4871.2 Processing Procedures
(CT:PER-657; 11-10-2011)
(State only)
(Foreign Service, Civil Service, and Foreign Service National Employees)
a. The Assistant Secretary of a regional bureau or
equivalent may request the Secretarys approval to present Expeditionary
Service Awards to State Department employees who meet the criteria of
successful service during their years assignment, or longer, to arduous and
difficult field locations.
b. The regional bureau is responsible for identifying
eligible field locations where State employees work and live in exceptionally
difficult circumstances, and for drafting a suitable citation for the
Secretarys approval.
c. The regional bureau will fund all costs for
procurement of Expeditionary Service lapel pins and award certificates, and for
the printing of approved citations on those certificates, and will also arrange
for presentation of the Expeditionary Service Award in appropriate ceremonies.
d. The awards committee or approving official will vet
the name(s) through the Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations,
before the award is approved.
3 FAM 4872 THROUGH 4879 UNASSIGNED