Ban Ki-moon - Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

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  • Ban Ki-moon was awarded the Order of Service Merit, 1st class, by the Government of the Republic of Korea on three occasions: in 1975, 1986 and 2006.
  • For his accomplishments as an envoy, he received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (4th Cl.) for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2001
  • He was bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco by the government of Brazil.
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (Gran Cruz del Sol) (Peru, 2006)
  • He was honored with James A. Van Fleet Award by the Korea Society in New York City for his contributions to friendship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
  • Ban Ki-moon, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the United Nations, was one of the Olympic Flag carriers of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
  • National Order of Merit of Algeria
  • Commemorative Medal of Freedom Heroes of the Republic of Hungary
  • Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of Jose Matias Delgado (El Salvador)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna (Philippines)
  • Order of Friendship, 1st class (Kazakhstan, 2010)
  • Order of Ismoili Samoni (Tajikistan) – 2010
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Burkina Faso (2008)
  • Grand Officer of the National Order of Ivory Coast (2008)

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