Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) has awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) to the Department of State for its FY 2002 Performance and Accountability Report, the "annual report" of the Department. The CEAR is the preeminent award for accounting and reporting in the Federal government. This is the second consecutive year that the Department has received this prestigious award. This year only three Cabinet departments and four agencies won the award.

2002 Vision Awards Annual Report Competition
The Department also received recognition for its annual report in a head-to-head competition with the best the private sector has to offer. Each year the League of American Communications Professionals selects the best 100 annual reports in America. Know as the "Vision Awards Annual Report Competition," it is open to all organizations including corporations, small businesses, governmental agencies, non-profit agencies, and educational institutions.

This year more than 900 entries were submitted. From this group, the Department of State was ranked first out of all government entrants, and fourth overall. The Department’s annual report placed ahead of such companies as Dell, Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, General Electric, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Coca Cola.
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