Erik M. Anderson
Mark J. Bohac
Ellen Bremenstul
James W. Brown
Laura E. Brown
Alexander T. Bryan
Serhiy Buchel
Santiago M. Burciaga
Songmeng Chea
Jeanie Clayton
Maegan Conklin
Timmy T. Davis
Carrie A. Denver
Akram Elfeki
Nina M. Fite
Agata Fitzpatrick
Jeffrey Giauque
2019 Award Winners Citations

Timmy T. Davis
Ryan C. Crocker Award for Outstanding Leadership in Expeditionary Diplomacy
For outstanding leadership, policy coordination, and esprit de corps during the ordered departure of all employees from Consulate General Basrah.

Carrie A. Denver
Robert C. Frasure Memorial Award
For extraordinary efforts to secure humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Afghans and to improve Afghan government performance in providing services for its most vulnerable citizens.

Akram Elfeki
Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer of the Year
In recognition of his sustained diligent leadership at Cape Town’s Post Occupational Safety and Health Office (POSHO), markedly improving safety at post. While supporting the secretary’s health and safety priorities, he reduced motor vehicle mishaps and conducted effective POSHO certifications for the entire housing pool.

Nina M. Fite
Charles E. Cobb Jr. Award for Initiative and Success in Trade Development
For stellar advocacy of U.S. exports and jobs, tireless support of U.S. companies large and small, and implementation of a multi-pronged strategy that resulted in more than $2 billion in the new U.S. contracts in a calendar year.

Agata Fitzpatrick
L. Nicholas Ruwe Eligible Family Member of the Year Award
For outstanding work that directly saved the lives of young U.S. citizens in Somalia who were subject to radicalization and for leadership of the Locally Employed (LE) staff during a period of uncertainty following the sudden departure of the LE supervisor.

Jeffrey Giauque
Rockwell Anthony Schnabel Award for Advancing U.S.-EU Relations
For outstanding leadership of the Department’s Office of European Union and Regional Affairs and shaping U.S. engagement with the European Union to advance the most important interest of the United States.