Home
Features
Post of the Month
Office Spotlight
Sections
In The News
In Brief
Making a Statement
Appointments
Retirements
In Memoriam
Archive
About
Search
State Magazine
Home
Features
Post of the Month
Office Spotlight
Sections
In The News
In Brief
Making a Statement
Appointments
Retirements
In Memoriam
Archive
About
Tag: LE
Department honors lives of fallen LE Staff
![Bureau of Human Resources Deputy Assistant Secretary Philippe Lussier gave remarks at the locally employed (LE) staff nameplate unveiling ceremony last December. The event honored the lives of seven LE staff who worked for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) at U.S. Embassies abroad when they lost their lives. Representatives from the USAGM attended, as well as principal officials from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and each of the regional bureaus of the LE staff honored. “[LE staff] are truly the backbone of our institutions. Their work is indispensable to advancing our foreign policy goals at more than 276 embassies and consulates worldwide,” said Lussier.](https://statemag.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IB-LE-Staff-100x70.jpg "Department honors lives of fallen LE Staff")