Photo of the Week: Recognizing Those Who Serve

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides presents an Expeditionary Diplomacy Award to Foreign Service Officer Barbara Ann Bootes at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 28, 2012. Barbara was honored for her service working at a provincial reconstruction team in Salad ad Din, Iraq from 2009 to 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

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This week’s “Photo of the Week” shows Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides presenting an Expeditionary Diplomacy Award to Foreign Service Officer Barbara Ann Bootes. Bootes and others were honored for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq. In recognition of Bootes and others, Deputy Secretary Nides said, “The work you’ve done in the Frontline States has forever changed the way we tackle new foreign policy challenges.”

Deputy Secretary Nides continued in his remarks, saying, “The Secretary’s vision of civilian power depends on our partners across the… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)

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