| USIA Distinguished Honor Award | |
| Presenter: | United States Information Agency |
| Type: | Medal |
| Eligibility: | Foreign Service, Civil Service, US Military |
| Awarded For: | "Exceptionally outstanding service or achievements of marked national or international significance" |
| Status: | Obsolete |
| Higher: | Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service |
| Lower: | USIA Superior Honor Award |
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.
The following criteria are applicable to granting a Distinguished Honor Award:
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.