Death of a Foreign Service Employee or Family Member

The Family Liaison Office hopes that the following information will be helpful to Foreign Service employees and family members who experience the death of a loved one.      

Emergency Notification Procedures

The Role of Department of State Offices in Response to the Death of Foreign Service Employee or Family Member

Suggestions for Memorial Services

Survivor's Checklist: In Case of the Death of a Loved One

Foreign Service Death Benefits Claim Information - from the Office of Retirement

If an employee dies while assigned to a post in a foreign area, the home service transfer allowance may be paid to eligible family member(s) (see definition 040m) to relocate to the United States provided at the time of death, they (1) resided with employee at his/her foreign post; or (2) were residing outside the United States at an agency-designated location for which they were receiving a Separate Maintenance Allowance under DSSR Section 260 (see also DSSR 252.8).

Information provided by the Family Liaison Office, flo@state.gov
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