National Security Medal

E9190

United States civilian decoration national security award

The National Security Medal is a prestigious United States government decoration awarded for distinguished achievement or outstanding contributions to the nation’s security and intelligence efforts.

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Label	Occurrences
National Security Medal canonical	7

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States civilian decoration ⓘ national security award ⓘ
administeredBy	National Security Council of the United States ⓘ surface form: National Security Council
approvalAuthority	President of the United States ⓘ
awardedFor	distinguished achievement in the field of intelligence ⓘ exceptional service in the performance of national security responsibilities ⓘ outstanding contributions to the national security of the United States ⓘ
awardedForPeriod	sustained or particularly notable contributions rather than single acts ⓘ
awardedTo	Allen Dulles ⓘ surface form: Allen W. Dulles Brent Scowcroft ⓘ George H. W. Bush ⓘ Henry A. Kissinger ⓘ J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ James R. Clapper ⓘ Michael V. Hayden ⓘ Richard Helms ⓘ Robert M. Gates ⓘ William J. Casey ⓘ William J. Donovan ⓘ Zbigniew Brzezinski ⓘ
awardingBody	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
classification	non‑combat decoration ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decorativeElement	eagle motif ⓘ shield symbolizing defense ⓘ
eligibility	United States citizens ⓘ United States government employees ⓘ military personnel ⓘ non‑U.S. citizens in exceptional cases ⓘ
establishedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Executive Order 10431 ⓘ
establishedOn	1953-01-19 ⓘ
field	intelligence ⓘ national security ⓘ
higherAward	Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
inscriptionTheme	service to the security of the United States ⓘ
language	English inscription ⓘ
legalBasis	Executive Order 10431 ⓘ surface form: Executive Order 10431, as amended
nominationProcess	recommendation through national security and intelligence agencies ⓘ
presentedBy	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ surface form: Executive Office of the President President of the United States ⓘ
relatedAward	National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ National Security Agency Exceptional Civilian Service Award ⓘ
ribbonColor	predominantly white ribbon with blue and gold stripes ⓘ
scope	civilian and military ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
type	medal ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry A. Kissinger → awardReceived → National Security Medal ⓘ

Heinz → awardReceived → National Security Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Heinz Alfred Kissinger

Henry → awardReceived → National Security Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Kissinger

Condoleezza Rice → awardReceived → National Security Medal ⓘ

Executive Order 10431 → creates → National Security Medal ⓘ

Robert M. Gates → awardReceived → National Security Medal ⓘ

Condoleezza → hasHonor → National Security Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Condoleezza Rice