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Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

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Type
  
Order of merit

President
  
Park Geun-hye

Status
  
Currently awarded

Established
  
1967

Grades
  
Grand Gwanghwa Medal Gwanghwa Medal Heung-In Medal Sungrye Medal Chang-Eui Medal Sugjeong Medal

Next (higher)
  
Order of National Security Merit

The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Hangul: 수교훈장, Hanja: 修交勳章) is an order of merit of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is presented to foreign officials for significant contributions in strengthening friendly relations with the Republic of Korea, often to foreign politicians or ambassadors. It is a relatively rare honour, being usually awarded to a handful of people every year, and is one of the highest civilian awards of the Republic of Korea.

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Grades

The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit is divided into 6 grades of 5 classes. The first class has two grades, the top most is reserved for top diplomats. The grades are as follows:

  • Grand Gwanghwa Medal, 1st Class
  • Gwanghwa Medal, 1st Class
  • Heung-In Medal, 2nd Class
  • Sungrye Medal, 3rd Class
  • Chang-Eui Medal, 4th Class
  • Sugjeong Medal, 5th Class

    • Recipients

    Recipients include

  • David Manker Abshire, former Ambassador to NATO, United States
  • Lee Khoon Choy, MP and Ambassador, Singapore
  • Barry Devolin, MP, Canada
  • Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
  • Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Prime Minister, Pakistan
  • Henry Hyde, Congressman, United States
  • Joe Lieberman, Senator, United States
  • Pin Malakul, Minister of Education and Culture, Thailand
  • Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister, Fiji
  • Alois Mock, Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Austria
  • Anand Panyarachun, Thailand
  • Bernhard Paus, humanitarian, Norway
  • Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister, Denmark
  • Ryoichi Sasakawa, MP and industrialist, Japan
  • Edward Seaga, Prime Minister, Jamaica
  • Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand
  • Venu Srinivasan, industrialist, India
  • Sergei Stepashin, Prime Minister, Russia
  • James Van Fleet, U.S. Army General
  • Gyanendra, then Prince of Nepal
  • Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei
  • Tengku Intan Zaharah, Queen consort of Malaysia
  • Syed Pervez Hussain, former Ambassador to South Korea, Pakistan
  • Sam Brownback, former US Senator from Kansas, current Governor of the State of Kansas

    • References

    Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Wikipedia
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