The Distinguished Honor Award is an award of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, an independent agency charged with implementing and verifying arms control strategies which has since been merged into the Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the United States Agency for International Development

United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. President John F. Kennedy created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas...

, the Department of State, and the former U.S. Information Agency. This award has been replaced with the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award

Distinguished Honor Award

The Distinguished Honor Award is an award of the United States Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the former U.S. Information Agency, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and USAID...

. This award was presented to groups or individuals in recognition of exceptionally outstanding service or achievements of marked national or international significance.

The award consists of a certificate signed by an assistant secretary, an official of equivalent rank or the ACDA Director.

Criteria

The following criteria are applicable to granting a Distinguished Honor Award:

• Exceptionally outstanding service to the agencies or the U.S. Government resulting in achievements of marked national or international significance;
• 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; and
• Outstanding accomplishments over a prolonged period that involve the exercise of authority or judgment in the public interest.

Military Use

Upon authorization, members of the U.S. military may wear the medal and ribbon in the appropriate order of precedence as a U.S. non-military personal decoration

Awards and decorations of the United States government

Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government. Certain U.S...

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See also

• Department of State Distinguished Honor Award
  Distinguished Honor Award
  The Distinguished Honor Award is an award of the United States Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the former U.S. Information Agency, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and USAID...
  
  
• Awards of the United States Department of State
  Awards of the United States Department of State
  The United States Department of State, like other agencies of the U.S. federal government, gives civilian decorations for outstanding service, sacrifice, or heroism...
  
  
• Awards and decorations of the United States government
  Awards and decorations of the United States government
  Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government. Certain U.S...
  
  
• Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
  
  
• U.S. Foreign Service