DOD INSTRUCTION 1005.13
G
IFTS, DECORATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT FROM FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS
Originating Component: Office of the Performance Improvement Officer and Director of
Administration and Management
Effective: January 15, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Directive 1005.13, “Gifts and Decorations from Foreign
Governments,” February 19, 2002, as amended
Approved by: Jennifer C. Walsh, Performance Improvement Officer and Director of
Administration and Management
Purpose: This issuance reissues the 2002 DoD directive as a DoD instruction (DoDI) in accordance
with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.53 and the January 11, 2021 and January 18, 2022 Deputy
Secretary of Defense Memorandums, to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures
for:
• Accepting, retaining, handling, and disposing of gifts and decorations from foreign governments.
• Accepting employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments.
