List of honors and awards received by Joe Biden

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Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. These include:

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National honors

CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
Flag of the United States.svg United States12 January 2017 Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction [1] [2]

Foreign honors

CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia5 February 2004 Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class) [3]
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan28 October 2008 Crescent of Pakistan [4] [5]
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo21 May 2009 Golden Medal of Freedom [6]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia22 July 2009 St. George's Order of Victory
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia1 April 2011 Order of the Three Stars (1st Class) [7]
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia17 November 2016 Order of Boyaca (Extraordinary Grand Cross) [8]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine17 January 2017 Member of the Order of Liberty MOL
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro22 March 2018 Order of the Montenegrin Great Star [9]

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
LocationDateSchoolPosition
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut1975 1976 Timothy Dwight College at Yale University Chubb Fellow [10]
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware1991 2008 Widener University Delaware Law School Adjunct Professor [11]
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania7 February 2017 present University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor [12] [13]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania7 February 2017 presentAndrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania Senior Fellow [14]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
Honorary degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegreeGave Commencement Address
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1976 University of Scranton Doctorate [15] Yes [16] [17]
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1981 Saint Joseph's University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [18] No
Flag of Delaware.svg DelawareMay 2000 Widener University Delaware Law School Doctorate
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware7 May 2003 Delaware State University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [19] Yes [20]
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts19 May 2003 Emerson College Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [21] Yes [22]
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware29 May 2004 University of Delaware Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [23] Yes [24] [25] [26]
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts23 May 2005 Suffolk University Law School Doctorate [27] Yes
Flag of New York.svg New York10 May 2009 Syracuse University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [28] Yes [29] [30] [31]
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina18 May 2009 Wake Forest University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [32] [33] Yes [34]
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania13 May 2013 University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [35] [36] Yes [37]
Flag of Florida.svg Florida3 May 2014 Miami Dade College Doctorate [38] Yes [39] [40] [41]
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina9 May 2014 University of South Carolina Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) [42] Yes [43]
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland24 June 2016 Trinity College Dublin Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [44] Yes [45]
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland20 May 2017 Morgan State University Doctor of Public Service (DPS) [46] [47] Yes [48] [49]
Flag of Maine.svg Maine21 May 2017 Colby College Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [50] Yes [51]
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina17 December 2021 South Carolina State University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [52] Yes [53]

Awards

LocationDateInstitutionAward
Flag of New York.svg New York26 April 1992 Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor [54]
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia (U.S. state)2005Men Stopping ViolenceTrue Ally Award [55]
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland23 November 2009 American Speech–Language–Hearing Association Annie Glenn Award [56] [57]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia3 May 2011 Atlantic Council Distinguished International Leadership Award [58] [59] [60]
Flag of New York.svg New York21 March 2013 Irish America magazine Irish America Hall of Fame Inductee [61]
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland2015 Patient Safety Movement Foundation Humanitarian Award
Flag of New York.svg New York17 October 2015 Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Patriarch Athenagoras Humanitarian Award [64] [65]
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana15 May 2016 University of Notre Dame Laetare Medal
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania7 June 2016 Allegheny College Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland24 June 2016 Philosophical Society of Trinity College Dublin Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage [71]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia6 December 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia1 March 2017 Bipartisan Policy Center Congressional Patriot Award [75] [76]
Flag of New York.svg New York16 March 2017 HELP USA HELP HERO Humanitarian Award [77]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia5 October 2017 Center for Strategic and International Studies Zbigniew Brzezinski Annual Prize [78] [79]
Flag of New York.svg New York11 October 2017New York City Anti-Violence ProjectCourage Award [80]
Flag of New York.svg New York3 November 2017 United Nations Association of New York United Nations Day Humanitarian of the Year Award [81]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia10 December 2017 American Society of Hematology ASH Public Service Award [82]
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware8 January 2018 Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Josiah Marvel Cup Award
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware14 April 2018 PNC Bank Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia23 May 2018 Freedom House Freedom House Human Rights Award
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio11 July 2018 John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University Excellence in Public Service Award [88] [89]
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee17 October 2018 National Civil Rights Museum Hyde Family Foundation Award [90] [91] [92]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia29 November 2018 Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Luminary Leadership Award [93] [94]
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia9 April 2019 National Minority Quality Forum Lifetime Achievement Award [95]
Flag of New York.svg New York10 December 2020 TIME magazine Time Person of the Year

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