Bureau of Global Public
Affairs

The U.S. Department of State’s Incentive Awards Program recognizes employees for performance, innovations, inventions, special acts or services related to their official employment, or other personal efforts that contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvements in U.S. Government operations.

The Department’s annual awards recognize outstanding achievements in many functional areas: reporting and analysis; public diplomacy; management; administration; security; consular services; international economics; trade development; peace-keeping; equal employment opportunity; linguistic ability; and mentoring, among others.