Diplomatic Security Special Agent Charlene Lamb To Receive Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award

Bureau of Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2005

Diplomatic Security Special Agent Charlene Lamb, of Sebastian, Florida, will receive the Distinguished Performance in an Overseas Arena Award at the annual Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) Conference in Rancho Mirage, California, on June 15. She will be recognized for sustained superior performance, courage, and unrelenting drive while serving as a Regional Security Officer around the world.

Special Agent Lamb began her career with Diplomatic Security in 1987. Currently she is serving as the Regional Security Officer in Berlin, Germany, the largest diplomatic mission in Europe, where she is responsible for the entire law enforcement program and management of all security-related undertakings throughout that country. That effort includes protection of all mission personnel and facilities at U.S. Embassy Berlin, five consulates, three public diplomacy facilities, and three international broadcasting bureau facilities.

Prior to her assignment in Germany, she served at Embassy Guatemala as the Regional Security Officer, responsible for the liaison and support of U.S. law enforcement efforts in that country. While there, Special Agent Lamb orchestrated the capture and deportation of a fugitive on the U.S. Marshals’ “Top 15 List” and led the rapid coordination with local police and the family of a 13-year-old American citizen who was kidnapped and later rescued.

In 2000, as the Regional Security Officer at Embassy Kuwait during Operation Desert Fox, she convinced the Government of Kuwait to close public roads adjacent to the Embassy Chancery and established additional forward-positioned guard posts. She managed the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Kuwait, including their assembly, processing, security, communications, and transportation.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Joe C. Morton stated, “During her 18-year career with the Diplomatic Security Service, Special Agent Lamb has demonstrated the qualities of an exceptional law enforcement employee, served as a extraordinary leader and role model for all Diplomatic Security agents, and fostered women serving in the law enforcement arena.”

Lamb will return to Washington, DC, this summer to become the Assistant Director of the Diplomatic Security Training Center.

Diplomatic Security is the worldwide law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State with special agents assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions overseas and field offices throughout the United States. Diplomatic Security special agents conduct passport and visa fraud investigations worldwide and are responsible for security at 285 U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world.