With the exception of nominations for bravery, nominees must have established a demonstrable pattern of excellence and achievement which normally have been recognized by previous awards up to and including the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
Emmy Award | Grammy Award | Tony Award | BBC World Service | National Park Service | Internal Revenue Service | Distinguished Service Order | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Special Air Service | United Parcel Service | Meritorious Service Medal (United States) | United States Postal Service | National Health Service | National Book Award | Meritorious Service Medal | Daytime Emmy Award | Metropolitan Police Service | United States Forest Service | German Academic Exchange Service | Secret Intelligence Service | Juno Award | Immigration and Naturalization Service | Distinguished Service Cross | Civilian Conservation Corps | National Defense Service Medal | Obie Award | National Service | Golden Globe Award | United States Secret Service | Royal Naval Air Service |
His work on inter-agency collaboration projects under the direction of three Under Secretaries of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs – Karen Hughes, James K. Glassman and Judith McHale led to the award of the Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in May, 2010.