Awards
During his career, Mr. Saade has been the recipient of many awards and decorations, including the "Keys to the City of Miami" presented to him by the Dade County Commissioner. In 2000, he was decorated by the President of the Ecuadorian Congress with the "Congressional Award for Cultural Merit". For his work for Ecuadorian arts and culture the President of Ecuador honored him as a "Commander" of the National Merit Order, proclaiming him "Ecuador's Cultural Ambassador". In 2004, the Ecuadorian Congress honored him with its highest cultural decoration, the "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte" Medal for Cultural Merit and the Minister of Culture and Education of Ecuador decorated him with the highest cultural decoration given by the Ministry, the Medal for Cultural and Artistic Merit in First Degree. Most recently, the Guayaquil Journalist Association honored him with the "Angelo Negri" Medal for Cultural Merit.
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