Jaap de Hoop Scheffer - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

  • Prince Maurice Medal (Netherlands, 1989)
  • Netherlands : Order of Orange-Nassau
    • Knight (22 May 2002)
    • Officer (12 December 2003)
    • Knight Grand Cross (6 July 2009, for his services as Secretary General of NATO)
  • Romania : Order of the Star of Romania
    • Grand Cross rank (10 May 2004)
  • Latvia : Order of the Three Stars
    • Grand Officer (November 2004, for his commitment to a United Europe)
  • United Kingdom : Order of St Michael and St George
    • Honorary Knight Commander (10 February 2010, for his services to NATO)
  • Croatia : Knight Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav - "For outstanding contribution to strengthening the international position of the Republic of Croatia and the promotion of cooperation between NATO and the Republic of Croatia." - February 5, 2009
  • Bulgaria : Order of Stara Planina, First Class - 2009
  • Estonia : Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - July 6, 2009
  • Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great - June 26, 2009
  • Poland : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland - March 12, 2009
  • Italy : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - February 16, 2009
  • Slovakia : Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (2009)

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