Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC December 5, 2005 2005 Secretary of State's Award for Voluntary Service Overseas Award WinnersSix geographic bureau winners have been selected as the winners of the 2005 Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State’s Award for Voluntary Service Overseas (SOSA). The SOSA Awards were created in 1990 to recognize U.S. government employees and family members at embassies and consulates who gave exceptional volunteer service to their communities, host country or expatriates, or rendered outstanding service in emergencies. This year’s SOSA award winners include: Mark Wilson - Skopje , Macedonia (EUR) Eglal Rousseau - Rabat , Morocco (NEA) Robert Blumberg - Colombo , Sri Lanka (SA) Jaimee Neel - Sao Paulo , Brazil (WHA) At an award ceremony to be held in the Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room at the Department of State on Tuesday, December 6th at 11:00 a.m., the winners will each be presented with a certificate signed by Secretary Rice, a cash award of $2,500 and a pin. |