USIA Superior Honor Award

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USIA Superior Honor Award

US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Superior Honor Award medal.png

ACDA Superior Honor Award medal, similar in appearance to the USIA Superior Honor Award medal
Awarded by United States Information Agency
Type Medal
Eligibility Foreign Service, Civil Service, US Military
Awarded for " A special act or service or sustained extraordinary performance covering a period of one year or longer"
Status Obsolete
Precedence
Next (higher) USIA Distinguished Honor Award
Next (lower) USIA Meritorious Honor Award
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Ribbon

The Superior Honor Award is an award of the United States Information Agency, an independent agency charged with public diplomacy 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, the Department of State, and the former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. This award has been replaced with the State Department's Superior Honor Award. This award was presented to groups or individuals in recognition of a special act or service or sustained extraordinary performance covering a period of one year or longer.

Contents

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

Criteria

The following criteria are applicable to granting a Superior Honor Award: [1]

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.

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References

  1. "3 FAM 4827 Superior Honor Award". US Department of State. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.

See also

The United States Department of State, like other agencies of the U.S. federal government, gives civilian decorations for outstanding service, sacrifice, or heroism. The criteria for the awards are set down in 3 FAM 4820 - Foreign Affairs Manual, 3 FAM - Personnel, section 3 FAM 4800 Department Awards Program.