John Jacob Rogers Award
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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 and/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
, for whom the Rogers Act
of 1926 is named. The Rogers Act consolidated the diplomatic and consular officers in to one Diplomatic Corps, which is now the US Foreign Service.
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.
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
John Jacob Rogers was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Rogers was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1904 and from Harvard Law School in 1907. He practiced law in Lowell, starting in 1908...
, for whom the Rogers Act
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 United States Secretary of State is authorized to...
of 1926 is named. The Rogers Act consolidated the diplomatic and consular officers in to one Diplomatic Corps, which is now the US Foreign Service.
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
Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself , and more generally for the design impressed upon it...
superimposed over a globe surrounded by laurel wreath.
Nominating 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.”External links
See also
- Awards of the United States Department of StateAwards of the United States Department of StateThe United States Department of State, like other agencies of the U.S. federal government, gives civilian decorations for outstanding service, sacrifice, or heroism...
- Awards and decorations of the United States governmentAwards and decorations of the United States governmentAwards 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 U.S...
- United States Department of State
- U.S. Foreign Service