29:
87:
166:
Exceptionally outstanding service and/or leadership in the administration of one or more agency programs that results in the highly successful accomplishment of mission, or in a major attainment of objectives or specific accomplishment to meet unique or emergency situations;
183:
Nominations initiated in
Washington are submitted to the appropriate area awards committee for final action. For USAID, nominations initiated in Washington are reviewed by the USAID bureau/office with final approval by the appropriate assistant administrator or office head.
179:
Nominations for State and USAID employees are submitted on Form JF-66, Nomination for Award, through supervisory channels to the Joint
Country Awards Committee for review and recommendation to the Chief of Mission for final action.
549:
146:
The award consists of a gold medal set and a certificate signed, as appropriate, by the
Secretary of State. Due to the demanding nature of the criteria, the award is not routinely issued; only a few non-Ambassadorial rank
524:
197:
193:
519:
554:
338:
109:
163:
Exceptionally outstanding service to the agencies or the U.S. Government resulting in achievements of marked national or international significance;
313:
353:
143:. It is presented in recognition of exceptionally outstanding service or achievements of marked national or international significance.
140:
55:
491:
466:
248:
170:
Outstanding accomplishments over a prolonged period that involve the exercise of authority or judgment in the public interest.
263:
230:
65:
148:
28:
213:
280:
136:
119:
467:"Buenos Aires Times | 'Tex' Harris, US diplomat who detailed dictatorship's crimes, dies at 81"
86:
47:"Exceptionally outstanding service or achievements of marked national or international significance"
529:
331:, technology policy analyst and Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
297:
192:
Upon authorization, members of the U.S. military may wear the medal and ribbon in the appropriate
534:
358:
328:
303:
284:
218:
318:
291:
224:
362:
349:
309:
259:
237:
343:
269:
244:
495:
479:
543:
334:
430:
442:
406:
382:
159:
The following criteria are applicable to granting a
Distinguished Honor Award:
209:
273:
492:"EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Lino Gutierrez"
322:
240:, career U.S. diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Nations
132:
252:
550:
Awards and decorations of the United States
Department of State
135:. Similar versions of the same award existed for the former
131:
is an award of the United States
Department of State and
525:
Awards and decorations of the United States government
361:, author and former Senior Advisor for Innovation to
306:, United Nations Transitional Administrator (UNTAES)
16:
Award given by the United States
Department of State
115:
105:
100:
80:
72:
61:
51:
43:
35:
21:
431:http://www.business-in-asia.com/vietnam_trip.html
520:Awards of the United States Department of State
294:, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1988-1990
233:, former Deputy Secretary of State, 2001-2005
8:
339:Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
18:
110:Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service
151:have ever received an individual award.
374:
314:United States National Security Council
429:Christopher W. Runckel journal, 1997,
198:U.S. non-military personal decoration
7:
354:Embassy of the United States, Saigon
321:, former U.S. Charge d'Affaires to
141:Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
363:Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
262:, current Assistant Secretary for
175:Nominating and approval procedures
14:
555:United States Department of State
530:United States Department of State
480:United States Department of State
56:United States Department of State
346:, Charge d’Affaires to Venezuela
283:, former U.S. Ambassador to the
85:
27:
249:Coalition Provisional Authority
1:
352:, mission coordinator at the
300:, Admiral, US Pacific Command
272:, former U.S. Ambassador to
68:, Civil Service, US Military
571:
443:"3 FAM 4820 HONOR AWARDS"
407:"3 FAM 4820 HONOR AWARDS"
383:"3 FAM 4820 HONOR AWARDS"
129:Distinguished Honor Award
96:
84:
26:
22:Distinguished Honor Award
149:Foreign Service Officers
214:Foreign Service Officer
137:U.S. Information Agency
281:James Franklin Collins
312:, Director for Iraq,
247:, former head of the
535:U.S. Foreign Service
227:, General, U.S. Army
221:, General, U.S. Army
120:Superior Honor Award
298:Harry B. Harris Jr.
264:Diplomatic Security
194:order of precedence
304:Jacques Paul Klein
285:Russian Federation
219:Peter W. Chiarelli
204:Notable recipients
106:Next (higher)
319:Jonathan M. Moore
292:John R. Davis Jr.
225:David H. Petraeus
125:
124:
116:Next (lower)
76:Currently awarded
562:
507:
506:
504:
503:
494:. Archived from
488:
482:
477:
471:
470:
463:
457:
456:
454:
453:
439:
433:
427:
421:
420:
418:
417:
403:
397:
396:
394:
393:
379:
231:Richard Armitage
89:
31:
19:
570:
569:
565:
564:
563:
561:
560:
559:
540:
539:
516:
511:
510:
501:
499:
490:
489:
485:
478:
474:
465:
464:
460:
451:
449:
441:
440:
436:
428:
424:
415:
413:
405:
404:
400:
391:
389:
381:
380:
376:
371:
350:George Jacobson
310:Brett H. McGurk
260:Eric J. Boswell
238:Charles W. Yost
206:
190:
177:
157:
92:
66:Foreign Service
17:
12:
11:
5:
568:
566:
558:
557:
552:
542:
541:
538:
537:
532:
527:
522:
515:
512:
509:
508:
483:
472:
458:
434:
422:
398:
373:
372:
370:
367:
366:
365:
356:
347:
344:James B. Story
341:
332:
326:
316:
307:
301:
295:
288:
277:
270:Lino Gutiérrez
266:
256:
245:L. Paul Bremer
241:
234:
228:
222:
216:
205:
202:
189:
186:
176:
173:
172:
171:
168:
164:
156:
153:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
90:
82:
81:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
567:
556:
553:
551:
548:
547:
545:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
517:
513:
498:on 2011-04-20
497:
493:
487:
484:
481:
476:
473:
468:
462:
459:
448:
447:fam.state.gov
444:
438:
435:
432:
426:
423:
412:
411:fam.state.gov
408:
402:
399:
388:
387:fam.state.gov
384:
378:
375:
368:
364:
360:
357:
355:
351:
348:
345:
342:
340:
336:
335:Paul J. Selva
333:
330:
327:
324:
320:
317:
315:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
289:
286:
282:
278:
275:
271:
267:
265:
261:
257:
254:
250:
246:
242:
239:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
215:
211:
208:
207:
203:
201:
199:
195:
187:
185:
181:
174:
169:
165:
162:
161:
160:
154:
152:
150:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
121:
118:
114:
111:
108:
104:
99:
95:
88:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
500:. Retrieved
496:the original
486:
475:
461:
450:. Retrieved
446:
437:
425:
414:. Retrieved
410:
401:
390:. Retrieved
386:
377:
191:
188:Military use
182:
178:
158:
145:
128:
126:
52:Presented by
337:, General,
325:, 2008-2009
290:Ambassador
287:, 1997–2001
279:Ambassador
276:, 2003-2006
268:Ambassador
258:Ambassador
255:, 2003–2004
243:Ambassador
236:Ambassador
62:Eligibility
44:Awarded for
544:Categories
502:2011-03-18
452:2024-08-03
416:2024-07-23
392:2024-08-03
369:References
210:Tex Harris
101:Precedence
359:Alec Ross
329:Alec Ross
274:Argentina
514:See also
155:Criteria
323:Belarus
91:Ribbon
73:Status
196:as a
133:USAID
39:Medal
253:Iraq
139:and
127:The
36:Type
251:in
167:and
546::
445:.
409:.
385:.
212:,
200:.
505:.
469:.
455:.
419:.
395:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
