USIA_Distinguished_Honor_Award
USIA Distinguished Honor Award
Award of former United States Information Agency
The Distinguished 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 Distinguished Honor Award. This award was presented to groups or individuals in recognition of exceptionally outstanding service or achievements of marked national or international significance.[1]
The award consists of a certificate signed by an assistant secretary, an official of equivalent rank or the USIA Director.