Passionate Professionalism

Department’s 2019 award recipients demonstrate leadership and strength

2019 Award Winners

2019 Award Winners Citations


Christopher C. Klein

EEO Annual Senior Leadership Award
For pioneering the seventh-floor Inclusion Council which seeks to promote diversity and inclusion.


Katherine E. Koehler

Foreign Service Office Management Specialist of the Year
For indispensable contributions to U.S. government support for Ethiopia’s reform agenda and to Embassy Addis Ababa’s response to a major plane crash while superbly performing the full range of chief of mission office management specialist responsibilities.


Renee-Carine Lartey

2019 Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Department Award for Excellence in Human Resource Management (FSN)
Outstanding leadership and management within the Office of Human Resources for Embassy Libreville.


Panfilo Marquez

Luther I. Replogle Award for Management Improvement 
For leadership, creativity, and commitment to excellence that has inspired Mission Brazil’s management team, resulting in substantial savings to the U.S. government and establishing the management platform as an innovation hub for the Department of State.


Mark I. Mishkin

2019 Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Department Award for Excellence in Human Resource Management (Foreign Service)
In recognition of his superlative performance as Embassy Lima’s human resources officer for his big-picture vision, data-driven analysis, and focus on customer service.


Gabriel Montes

Haydee Martinez Memorial Award for the POSHO Assistant of the Year
For his leadership, innovation and development of the safety program at Consulate General Rio de Janeiro, and to his larger contributions to the U.S. Mission to Brazil in the area of safety management.

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