The John Jacob Rogers Award is an obsolete award of the United States Department of State. It has since been replaced with the
Secretary’s Career Achievement Award. It was presented to retiring career employees in the Department who, over a period of 25 years or more, of U.S. government or military service, performed with dedication and distinction.
The award consisted of a silver medal set and a certificate signed by the secretary. It was named for Congressman
John Jacob Rogers
John Jacob Rogers (August 18, 1881 – March 28, 1925) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
Life and career
Rogers was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard U ...
, for whom the
Rogers Act
The Rogers Act of 1924, often referred to as the Foreign Service Act of 1924, is the legislation that merged the United States diplomatic and consular services into the United States Foreign Service. It defined a personnel system under which the U ...
of 1924 is named. The Rogers Act consolidated the diplomatic and consular officers into one diplomatic corps, which is now the
US Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of over 13,000 professionals carryi ...
.
The original medal was sterling silver with the text "John Jacob Rogers Award" inscribed across the top, "U.S. Department of State" across the bottom, and the
Great Seal of the United States superimposed over a globe surrounded by laurel wreath.
Nomination and approval procedures
There is no nomination procedure. The John Jacob Rogers Award was automatically awarded to all Department of State employees with 25 or more years of service performed with “dedication and distinction.”
Military use
This award is not issued to active-duty military.
References
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External links
Department of State Honor AwardsOrders and Medals Society of America Medal Database
See also
*Awards of the United States Department of State
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 ...
*Awards and decorations of the United States government
Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government. Certain ...
*United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...
* U.S. Foreign Service
United States Department of State
Long service medals
Awards and decorations of the United States Department of State