Honors

Among the many honors received by Issam Michael Fares:

  • Honorary doctorate in international public affairs, Tufts University, 2000
  • The Cedars of Lebanon Medal: Order of the Rank of Knight and Commander
  • The Order of Saint Paul and Saint Peter
  • The highest rank of the Order of Saint John of Damascus
  • Honoree of the year, the American University of Beirut, 1995
  • Honorary doctorate, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
  • The Saint Daniel medal, bestowed by the Russian Orthodox Church

Mr. Fares also belongs to:

  • The European Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodox Deputies
  • The International Crisis Group, London

An extended list of honors:

  • Doctorate Honoris causa from the Diplomatic Academy (Moscow)
  • Doctorate Honoris causa from Tufts University
  • Officier of the national order (Lebanon)
  • Grand Officier of the national order (Lebanon)
  • The Medal of Saints Peter and Paul (Antiochian Orthodox Patriarchate)
  • “Grand Cordon de Jean Baptiste (Antiochian Orthodx Church)
  • The Grand Cordon of Archon Depoutatos (Patriarchate of Constantinople)
  • The Grand Cordon of Saint Daniel (Patriarchate of Moscow and all Russia)
  • Legion d’Honneur, Grand Officier (France)
  • Order of the Prince Yaroslav the Wise second rank (Ukraine)
  • Gold Decoration (World Maronite Foundation)
  • Gold Medal of Merit (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of New York and North America)
  • The Gold Medal, Maronite Central Council (Lebanon)
  • The Grand Cross of the Phoenix (Greece)
  • Prize of the International Foundation for the Unity of the Orthodox Nations (Patriarchate of Moscow and all the Russia)
  • The Golden Medal of Acropole (UNESCO)
  • Alahd National Merit (Algeria)
  • Grand Commander Makarios the Third (Cyprus)
  • Union Order (Yemen)
  • Order of “Stara Planina” first rang (Bulgaria)
  • Honorary Golden Medal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Bulgaria)
  • Medal “In memory of 300 years of Saint Petersbourg” (Russia)
  • Commandoria with Star of the Order of Merit (Poland)
  • St. Aphrem the Syrian decoration for commander (Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas)

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