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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[edit]

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 United States 12 January 2017 Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction [1][2]

Foreign honors[edit]

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 Estonia 5 February 2004 Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class)[3]
 Pakistan 28 October 2008 Crescent of Pakistan[4][5]
 Kosovo 21 May 2009 Golden Medal of Freedom[6]
 Georgia 22 July 2009 St. George's Order of Victory[7]
 Latvia 1 April 2011 Order of the Three Stars (1st Class)[8]
 Colombia 17 November 2016 Order of Boyaca (Extraordinary Grand Cross) [9]
 Ukraine 17 January 2017 Member of the Order of Liberty[10] MOL
 Montenegro 22 March 2018 National Order of the Montenegrin Great Star, First Class[11]
 Israel 14 July 2022 President's Medal[12]

Scholastic[edit]

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
Location Date School Position
 Connecticut 1975 – 1976 Timothy Dwight College at Yale University Chubb Fellow[13]
 Delaware 1991 – 2008 Widener University Delaware Law School Adjunct Professor[14]
 Pennsylvania 7 February 2017 – present University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor [15][16]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
 Pennsylvania 7 February 2017 – present Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania Senior Fellow[17]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
Honorary degrees
Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address
 Pennsylvania 1976 University of Scranton Doctorate[18] Yes[19][20]
 Pennsylvania 1981 Saint Joseph's University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[21] No
 Delaware May 2000 Widener University Delaware Law School Doctorate
 Delaware 7 May 2003 Delaware State University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [22] Yes [23]
 Massachusetts 19 May 2003 Emerson College Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [24] Yes [25]
 Delaware 29 May 2004 University of Delaware Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[26] Yes[27][28][29]
 Massachusetts 23 May 2005 Suffolk University Law School Doctorate [30] Yes
 New York 10 May 2009 Syracuse University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [31] Yes [32][33][34]
 North Carolina 18 May 2009 Wake Forest University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [35][36] Yes[37]
 Pennsylvania 13 May 2013 University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [38][39] Yes [40]
 Florida 3 May 2014 Miami Dade College Doctorate[41] Yes[42][43][44]
 South Carolina 9 May 2014 University of South Carolina Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) [45] Yes [46]
 Republic of Ireland 24 June 2016 Trinity College Dublin Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[47] Yes[48]
 Maryland 20 May 2017 Morgan State University Doctor of Public Service (DPS)[49][50] Yes[51][52]
 Maine 21 May 2017 Colby College Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [53] Yes[54]
 South Carolina 17 December 2021 South Carolina State University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[55] Yes[56]

Awards[edit]

Location Date Institution Award
 New York 26 April 1992 Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor[57]
 Georgia (U.S. state) 2005 Men Stopping Violence True Ally Award [58]
 Maryland 23 November 2009 American Speech–Language–Hearing Association Annie Glenn Award [59][60]
 District of Columbia 3 May 2011 Atlantic Council Distinguished International Leadership Award [61][62][63]
 New York 21 March 2013 Irish America magazine Irish America Hall of Fame Inductee [64]
 Maryland 2015 Patient Safety Movement Foundation Humanitarian Award
 New York 17 October 2015 Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Patriarch Athenagoras Humanitarian Award [67][68]
 Indiana 15 May 2016 University of Notre Dame Laetare Medal
 Pennsylvania 7 June 2016 Allegheny College Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life
 Republic of Ireland 24 June 2016 Philosophical Society of Trinity College Dublin Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage[74]
 District of Columbia 6 December 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
 District of Columbia 1 March 2017 Bipartisan Policy Center Congressional Patriot Award [78][79]
 New York 16 March 2017 HELP USA HELP HERO Humanitarian Award [80]
 District of Columbia 5 October 2017 Center for Strategic and International Studies Zbigniew Brzezinski Annual Prize [81][82]
 New York 11 October 2017 New York City Anti-Violence Project Courage Award [83]
 New York 3 November 2017 United Nations Association of New York United Nations Day Humanitarian of the Year Award [84]
 District of Columbia 10 December 2017 American Society of Hematology ASH Public Service Award [85]
 Delaware 8 January 2018 Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Josiah Marvel Cup Award
 Delaware 14 April 2018 PNC Bank Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
 District of Columbia 23 May 2018 Freedom House Freedom House Human Rights Award
 Ohio 11 July 2018 John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University Excellence in Public Service Award [91][92]
 Tennessee 17 October 2018 National Civil Rights Museum Hyde Family Foundation Award[93][94][95]
 District of Columbia 29 November 2018 Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Luminary Leadership Award [96][97]
 District of Columbia 9 April 2019 National Minority Quality Forum Lifetime Achievement Award [98]
 New York 10 December 2020 TIME magazine Time Person of the Year

Freedom of the City[edit]

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