Civil service--Awards

This article provides a biography of each of the winners of the 1983 Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Three paragraphs cover the four winners: Captain Edward L. Beach, Ambassador Philip C. Habib, Harold Lyle Schafer, and Sheila Schafer. The paragraphs provide highlights of the careers of each of the winners. Each of the paragraphs is accompanied by a photograph of the medal recipient(s).

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1984

Creator(s)

Unknown

John A. Gable examines the diplomatic career of Ambassador Philip C. Habib, noting his many prominent positions as a career diplomat with the United States Department of State. Gable also lists many of the civil service awards Habib received for his years of government service prior to his receiving the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal.

Photographs of Edith Derby Williams, who read Habib’s medal citation, and of Habib, accompany the citation.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1983-10-27