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Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

Order of merit of South Korea

Summary

Order of merit of South Korea

Field	Value
title	Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
image	File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit grand gwanghwa 1st class badge (South Korea) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
caption	Grand Gwanghwa Medal
awarded_by
type	Order of merit
established	1963
eligibility	{{flatlist
for	Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of enhancing national prestige and promoting amity with allies.
status	Active
grades	Grand Gwanghwa Medal/Gwanghwa Medal
Heungin Medal
Sungnye Medal
Changui Medal
Sukjeong Medal
higher	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
related	{{flatlist

Diplomatic officials
Government representatives
Others Heungin Medal Sungnye Medal Changui Medal Sukjeong Medal
Order of National Foundation
Order of Civil Merit
Order of Military Merit
Order of Service Merit
Order of National Security Merit
Order of Industrial Service Merit
Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
Order of Cultural Merit
Order of Sports Merit
Order of Science and Technology Merit

The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit () is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of enhancing national prestige and promoting amity with allies." It is a relatively rare honor, being usually awarded to a handful of people every year, and is one of the highest civilian awards of South Korea.

Grades

The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit is divided into 5 grades. The first grade has two classes; the higher class is reserved for the most high-ranking diplomats.

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Grand Gwanghwa Medal (광화대장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 1) Grand Gwanghwa Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]
Gwanghwa Medal (광화장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 2) Gwanghwa Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]
2nd	Heungin Medal (흥인장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 3) Heung-In Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]
3rd	Sungnye Medal (숭례장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 4) Sungrye Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]
4th	Changui Medal (창의장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 5) Chang-Eui Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]
5th	Sukjeong Medal (숙정장)	[[File:Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 6) Sugjeong Medal ribbon.gif	100px	center]]

Recipients

David Manker Abshire, former Ambassador to NATO, United States
Georges Arsenijevic, technical advisor, Korean Cultural Center, France
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, Bulgaria
Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei
Pengiran Muda Jefri Bolkiah, Member of the Bruneian Royal Family
Sam Brownback, former US Senator from Kansas, current Governor of the State of Kansas, United States
Fredrick Chien, Director-General of the Government Information Office, R.O.C., Taiwan
Barry Devolin, MP, Canada
Gyanendra, King of Nepal (then Prince of Nepal)
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Queen Sonja of Norway
Queen Letizia of Spain
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Prime Minister, Pakistan
Henry Hyde, Congressman, United States
Lee Khoon Choy, MP and Ambassador, Singapore
Darell Leiking, MP and former Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia
Joe Lieberman, Senator, United States
Pin Malakul, Minister of Education and Culture, Thailand
Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister, Fiji
Zoila Martínez, Ambassador to South Korea, Dominican Republic
Alois Mock, Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Austria
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, United Arab Emirates
Nguyễn Bá Lương, Speaker of the House of Representatives, South Vietnam
Anand Panyarachun, Thailand
Bernhard Paus, humanitarian, Norway
Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, MP and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister, Denmark
Ryoichi Sasakawa, MP and industrialist, Japan
Edward Seaga, Prime Minister, Jamaica
Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand (then Crown Prince of Thailand)
Sirindhorn, Princess Royal of Thailand
Pramarn Adireksarn, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
Prem Tinsulanonda, former Prime Minister of Thailand
Venu Srinivasan, industrialist, India
Sergei Stepashin, Prime Minister, Russia
James Van Fleet, Army General, United States
Tengku Intan Zaharah, Queen consort of Malaysia
Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Speaker of the Regional Representative Council of Indonesia
Thomas Lembong, Minister of Trade of Indonesia
Hatta Rajasa, Coordinating Ministers for the Economy of Indonesia
Widodo Budidarmo, Chief of the Indonesian National Police
L. B. Moerdani, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
Sudharmono, Vice President of Indonesia
Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Sultanah Zanariah Queen Consort of Malaysia
Amb. Anne Höglund, former ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden.
Park Hang-seo, head coach of the Vietnam national team.
Pham Binh Minh, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
Dato Lim Jock, ASEAN General Secretary
Trần Văn Túy, Chairman of the Vietnam - Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
Frédéric Jenny, chairman, OECD Competition Committee
Agata Kornhauser-Duda, First Lady of Poland
Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., Ambassador of the U.S. to South Korea, 2018-2021
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency
James Soong, Taiwan

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