2007 Finalists—International Affairs Medal
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to international affairs (including diplomacy, foreign assistance, and trade). This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Brenda Brown Doroski and John Mitchell
Position: Co-Directors, Partnership for Clean Indoor Air
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Springfield, Virginia (Doroski) and Washington, D.C. (Mitchell)
Achievement: Created a program to combat indoor air pollution that has reduced health risks for more than 300,000 people
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Edward Peter Messmer
Position: Special Assistant to the Ambassador
Agency: U.S. Department of State
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Residence: Alexandria, Virginia
Achievement: Averted an impending health crisis during the 2006 Lebanon-Israeli conflict by helping to get fuel reserves into the country, which kept major power plants open
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Dr. Michael K. Trimble
Position: Supervisory Archaeologist
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Residence: St. Louis, Missouri
Achievement: Led a team of archeological specialists who investigated Iraq’s mass graves and built the forensic case that helped convict Saddam Hussein of genocide
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Dr. John F. Vertefeuille and Brian D. Wheeler
Position: Chief of Party (Vertefeuille) and Deputy Director (Wheeler), Global AIDS Program, Nigeria
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Residence: Baltimore, Maryland (Vertefeuille) and Houston, Texas (Wheeler)
Achievement: Led a six-fold increase in the United States’ AIDS relief efforts in Nigeria
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The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
