William Perry - Honors

Honors

  • United States: Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1997.
  • United Kingdom: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1998.
  • Japan: Grand Cordon, Order of the Rising Sun, 2002.
  • France: Ordre National du Merite.
  • Croatia: Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir 1998.

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