Mid-Career Award for Excellence recognizes leadership, intellectual skills, managerial abilities, and personal qualities that most fully exemplify the standards of excellence desired of employees at the mid-career level. The recipient of the reward, Carissa Gonzalez, received a certificate signed by the Secretary of State Antony John Blinken and a cash award of $10,000. funded by the Department. The runner-up, Christopher Hattayer received a certificate signed by the Secretary of State.