List of awards and honors received by Joe Biden
Comprehensive list of President Joe Biden's awards and honors
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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:
National honors
| Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon bar | Post-nominal letters |
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 United States | 12 January 2017 | Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction[1][2] | .svg){kind=small} |
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| United States | 16 January 2025 | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service[3] |  |
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Foreign honors
| Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon bar | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | 5 February 2004 | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class)[4] |  |
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 Pakistan | 28 October 2008 | Crescent of Pakistan[5][6] |  |
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 Kosovo | 21 May 2009 | Golden Medal of Freedom[7] | .svg){kind=small} |
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 Georgia | 22 July 2009 | St. George's Order of Victory[8] |  |
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 Latvia | 1 April 2011 | Order of the Three Stars (1st Class)[9] |  |
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 Colombia |
17 November 2016 | Order of Boyaca (Extraordinary Grand Cross)[10] |  |
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 Ukraine | 17 January 2017 | Member of the Order of Liberty[11] | _ribbon_bar.svg){kind=small} |
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 Montenegro | 22 March 2018 | National Order of the Montenegrin Great Star, First Class[12] |  |
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 Israel | 14 July 2022 | Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour[13] |  |
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| Ukraine | 22 December 2022 | Cross of Military Merit[14] | _BAR.svg){kind=small} |
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 Lithuania | 11 July 2023 | Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain[15] |  |
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 Federal Republic of Germany | 18 October 2024 | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grand Cross Special Class)[16][17] |  |
Scholastic
Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
| Location | Date | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Connecticut | 1975 – 1976 | Timothy Dwight College at Yale University | Chubb Fellow[18] |
 Delaware | 1991 – 2008 | Widener University Delaware Law School | Adjunct Professor[19] |
 Pennsylvania | 7 February 2017 – present | University of Pennsylvania | Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor[20][21]
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| Pennsylvania | 7 February 2017 – present | Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania | Senior Fellow[22]
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Honorary degrees
Awards
| Location | Date | Institution | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
 New York | 26 April 1992 | Ellis Island Honors Society | Ellis Island Medal of Honor[66] |
 Georgia (U.S. state) | 2005 | Men Stopping Violence | True Ally Award[67] |
 District of Columbia |
26 October 2009 | National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund | National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's Distinguished Service Award[68] |
 Maryland | 23 November 2009 | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association | Annie Glenn Award[69][70] |
| District of Columbia | 3 May 2011 | Atlantic Council | Distinguished International Leadership Award[71][72][73] |
| New York | 21 March 2013 | Irish America Magazine | Irish America Hall of Fame Inductee[74] |
| Maryland | 2015 | Patient Safety Movement Foundation | Humanitarian Award
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| New York | 17 October 2015 | Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate | Patriarch Athenagoras Humanitarian Award[77][78] |
 Indiana | 15 May 2016 | University of Notre Dame | Laetare Medal
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| Pennsylvania | 7 June 2016 | Allegheny College | Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life
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 Ireland | 24 June 2016 | Philosophical Society of Trinity College Dublin | Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage[84] |
| District of Columbia | 6 December 2016 | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights | Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
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| District of Columbia | 1 March 2017 | Bipartisan Policy Center | Congressional Patriot Award[88][89] |
| New York | 16 March 2017 | HELP USA | HELP HERO Humanitarian Award[90] |
| District of Columbia | 5 October 2017 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Zbigniew Brzezinski Annual Prize[91][92] |
| New York | 11 October 2017 | New York City Anti-Violence Project | Courage Award[93] |
| New York | 3 November 2017 | United Nations Association of New York | United Nations Day Humanitarian of the Year Award[94] |
| District of Columbia | 10 December 2017 | American Society of Hematology | ASH Public Service Award[95] |
| Delaware | 8 January 2018 | Delaware State Chamber of Commerce | Josiah Marvel Cup Award
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| Delaware | 14 April 2018 | PNC Bank | Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
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| District of Columbia | 23 May 2018 | Freedom House | Freedom House Human Rights Award
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 Ohio | 11 July 2018 | John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University | Excellence in Public Service Award[101][102] |
 Tennessee | 17 October 2018 | National Civil Rights Museum | Hyde Family Foundation Award[103][104][105] |
| District of Columbia | 29 November 2018 | Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University | Luminary Leadership Award[106][107] |
| District of Columbia | 9 April 2019 | National Minority Quality Forum | Lifetime Achievement Award[108] |
| New York | 10 December 2020 | TIME Magazine | Time Person of the Year
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 Michigan | 19 May 2024 | NAACP | Lifetime Achievement Award[110] |
 Massachusetts | 26 October 2025 | Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate | Lifetime Achievement Award[111] |
| District of Columbia | 5 December 2025 | LGBTQ+ Victory Institute | Chris Abele Impact Award[112][113] |
Freedom of the City
25 June 2016: County Louth[114][115]