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The United States Department of State, like other agencies of the U.S. federal government, gives civilian decorations for outstanding service, sacrifice, or heroism. The criteria for the awards are set down in 3 FAM 4820 - Foreign Affairs Manual, 3 FAM - Personnel, section 3 FAM 4800 Department Awards Program.
[1] The award consists of a gold medal set and a certificate signed, as appropriate, by the Secretary of State. [2] Due to the demanding nature of the criteria, the award is not routinely issued; only a few non-Ambassadorial rank Foreign Service Officers have ever received an individual award. [3]
The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) is published by the United States Department of State and can be accessed on the department's website. [1] It contains the functional statements, organizational responsibilities, and authorities of each of the major components of the department. Together, the manual comprise the basic organizational directive of ...
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) is a functional bureau within the United States Department of State.The Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs coordinates a suite of portfolios related to oceans, environmental, polar, scientific, fisheries, wildlife, conservation, and natural resource and ...
The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a voluntary association of national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies.It was established on December 30, 1925 by six organizations, including Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.
World Learning is a 501(c)(3) international nonprofit organization that focuses on international development, education, and exchange programs. Based in Brattleboro, Vermont, World Learning "unlocks the potential of people to address critical global issues" through its core program areas: The Experiment in International Living, the School for International Training (including the International ...
The following criteria were applicable to granting a USIA Meritorious Honor Award: [1] Outstanding service in support of a one-time event (e.g., support for a major conference or summit meeting); Innovation and creativity in accomplishing short-term tasks or projects;
An Introduction to English Grammar (2009) by Sidney Greenbaum and Gerald Nelson; Word-Formation in New Englishes: A corpus-based Analysis (2008) by Thomas Biermeier; Special issue of World Englishes Volume 23 Number 2 (2004) Exploring Natural Language: Working with the British component of the International Corpus of English (2002) by Gerald ...