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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

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Country Date Decoration Ribbon bar Post-nominal letters
United States12 January 2017Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction[1][2]
United States16 January 2025Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service[3]

Foreign honors

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Country Date Decoration Ribbon bar Post-nominal letters
 Estonia5 February 2004Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class)[4]
 Pakistan28 October 2008Crescent of Pakistan[5][6]
 Kosovo21 May 2009Golden Medal of Freedom[7]
 Georgia22 July 2009St. George's Order of Victory[8]
 Latvia1 April 2011Order of the Three Stars (1st Class)[9]
 Colombia 17 November 2016 Order of Boyaca (Extraordinary Grand Cross)[10] ODB
 Ukraine17 January 2017Member of the Order of Liberty[11] MOL
 Montenegro22 March 2018National Order of the Montenegrin Great Star, First Class[12]
 Israel14 July 2022Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour[13]
 Ukraine22 December 2022Cross of Military Merit[14]
 Lithuania11 July 2023Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain[15]
 Federal Republic of Germany18 October 2024Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grand Cross Special Class)[16][17]

Scholastic

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Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships

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Location Date School Position
 Connecticut1975 – 1976Timothy Dwight College at Yale UniversityChubb Fellow[18]
 Delaware1991 – 2008Widener University Delaware Law SchoolAdjunct Professor[19]
 Pennsylvania7 February 2017 – presentUniversity of PennsylvaniaBenjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor[20][21]
  • On leave as of 25 April 2019
 Pennsylvania7 February 2017 – presentAndrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of PennsylvaniaSenior Fellow[22]
  • On leave as of 25 April 2019

Honorary degrees

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Location Date School Degree Gave commencement
address
 Pennsylvania1979University of ScrantonDoctorate[23]Yes[24][25]
 Pennsylvania1981Saint Joseph's UniversityDoctor of Laws (LLD)[26]No
 DelawareMay 2000Widener University Delaware Law SchoolDoctorate
 Delaware7 May 2003Delaware State UniversityDoctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[27]Yes[28]
 Massachusetts19 May 2003Emerson CollegeDoctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[29]Yes[30]
 Delaware29 May 2004University of DelawareDoctor of Laws (LLD)[31]Yes[32][33][34]
 Massachusetts23 May 2005Suffolk University Law SchoolDoctorate[35]Yes
 New York10 May 2009Syracuse UniversityDoctor of Laws (LLD)[36]Yes[37][38][39]
 North Carolina18 May 2009Wake Forest UniversityDoctor of Laws (LLD)[40][41]Yes[42]
 Pennsylvania13 May 2013University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Laws (LLD)[43][44]Yes[45]
 Florida3 May 2014Miami Dade CollegeDoctorate[46]Yes[47][48][49]
 South Carolina9 May 2014University of South CarolinaDoctor of Public Administration (DPA)[50]Yes[51]
 Ireland24 June 2016Trinity College DublinDoctor of Laws (LLD)[52]Yes[53]
 Maryland20 May 2017Morgan State UniversityDoctor of Public Service (DPS)[54][55]Yes[56][57]
 Maine21 May 2017Colby CollegeDoctor of Laws (LLD)[58]Yes[59]
 South Carolina17 December 2021South Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[60]Yes[61]
 District of Columbia13 May 2023Howard UniversityDoctor of Letters (DLitt)[62]Yes[63]
 Georgia (U.S. state)19 May 2024Morehouse CollegeDoctor of Laws (LLD)[64]Yes[65]

Awards

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Location Date Institution Award
 New York26 April 1992Ellis Island Honors SocietyEllis Island Medal of Honor[66]
 Georgia (U.S. state)2005Men Stopping ViolenceTrue 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]
 Maryland23 November 2009American Speech–Language–Hearing AssociationAnnie Glenn Award[69][70]
 District of Columbia3 May 2011Atlantic CouncilDistinguished International Leadership Award[71][72][73]
 New York21 March 2013Irish America MagazineIrish America Hall of Fame Inductee[74]
 Maryland2015Patient Safety Movement FoundationHumanitarian Award
 New York17 October 2015Archons of the Ecumenical PatriarchatePatriarch Athenagoras Humanitarian Award[77][78]
 Indiana15 May 2016University of Notre DameLaetare Medal
 Pennsylvania7 June 2016Allegheny CollegeAllegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life
 Ireland24 June 2016Philosophical Society of Trinity College DublinGold Medal of Honorary Patronage[84]
 District of Columbia6 December 2016Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human RightsRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
 District of Columbia1 March 2017Bipartisan Policy CenterCongressional Patriot Award[88][89]
 New York16 March 2017HELP USAHELP HERO Humanitarian Award[90]
 District of Columbia5 October 2017Center for Strategic and International StudiesZbigniew Brzezinski Annual Prize[91][92]
 New York11 October 2017New York City Anti-Violence ProjectCourage Award[93]
 New York3 November 2017United Nations Association of New YorkUnited Nations Day Humanitarian of the Year Award[94]
 District of Columbia10 December 2017American Society of HematologyASH Public Service Award[95]
 Delaware8 January 2018Delaware State Chamber of CommerceJosiah Marvel Cup Award
 Delaware14 April 2018PNC BankCommon Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
 District of Columbia23 May 2018Freedom HouseFreedom House Human Rights Award
 Ohio11 July 2018John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State UniversityExcellence in Public Service Award[101][102]
 Tennessee17 October 2018National Civil Rights MuseumHyde Family Foundation Award[103][104][105]
 District of Columbia29 November 2018Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown UniversityLuminary Leadership Award[106][107]
 District of Columbia9 April 2019National Minority Quality ForumLifetime Achievement Award[108]
 New York10 December 2020TIME MagazineTime Person of the Year
 Michigan19 May 2024NAACPLifetime Achievement Award[110]
 Massachusetts26 October 2025Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States SenateLifetime Achievement Award[111]
 District of Columbia5 December 2025LGBTQ+ Victory InstituteChris Abele Impact Award[112][113]

Freedom of the City

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References

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  2. ↑ Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden Chat About The Medal Of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Joe Biden. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via YouTube.
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  4. ↑ President
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