Nancy Pelosi is a prominent American politician who has been Speaker of the United States House of Representatives twice, from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker and is considered one of the most consequential House Speakers in American history. During her career, she has received multiple awards and honors in the US and from around the world.
Foreign honors
Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on June 2, 2001. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on June 2, 2007.
Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on April 29, 2015.
Grand Cross of the Order of the Golden Heart on June 23, 2008.
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic on April 25, 2023.Boletín Oficial del Estado
Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of Propitious Clouds on August 3, 2022.
Member of the Order of Princess Olga on April 30, 2022. Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise on October 21, 2022.
Academic honors
+Honorary degreesLocationDateSchool Honorary degreeGave commencement speech California 1994American Conservatory TheaterMaster of Fine Arts Washington, D.C. May 25, 2002Georgetown University Doctor of Laws MassachusettsMay 18, 2003Brandeis UniversityDoctor of Laws MassachusettsMay 16, 2004Simmons UniversityDoctor of Laws MarylandMay 20, 2005Goucher CollegeDoctor of Laws MissouriMay 12, 2007Webster UniversityDoctor of Laws CaliforniaMay 19, 2007University of San FranciscoDoctor of Laws FloridaMay 3, 2008Miami Dade CollegeBachelor of Science in Education MarylandMay 21, 2009Johns Hopkins UniversityDoctor of Humane Letters California May 16, 2010Mills CollegeDoctor of Laws New YorkMay 29, 2010Cornell University Doctor of Laws MarylandMay 20, 2013University of Baltimore School of LawDoctor of Laws New YorkMay 24, 2014Bard CollegeDoctor of Laws MarylandMay 21, 2016Morgan State UniversityDoctor of Laws TennesseeMay 1, 2017Fisk University Doctor of Laws MassachusettsMay 20, 2018Mount Holyoke CollegeDoctor of Laws CaliforniaMay 28, 2019San Francisco State UniversityDoctor of Laws MassachusettsSeptember 8, 2021Smith CollegeDoctor of Laws Rhode IslandMay 29, 2022Brown UniversityDoctor of Laws Northern IrelandMarch 16, 2023Ulster UniversityDoctor of Laws FranceNov 6, 2023Paris-Panthéon-Assas UniversitéDoctor of LawsRepublic of IrelandApril 22, 2024University College DublinDoctor of Laws
Awards, recognitions and accolades
2006: Barbara Walters's Most Fascinating Person of the year 2006: Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 2007: Glamour Woman of the Year Award 2007: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2007: National Equality Award, for leading the fight for LGBT rights 2008: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2009: TIME Person of the Year Runner Up, TIME 100 Most Influential People 2010: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2010: 11th on the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women 2013: Induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame 2014: 26th on the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women 2016: Foremother Award from the National Center for Health Research 2016: Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award 2018: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2019: JFK Profile in Courage Award 2019: 3rd on the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women 2019: Honoree at the VH1 Trailblazer Honors 2019: LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award 2019: Robert F Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award 2019: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2020: TIME 100 Most Influential People 2020: TIME 100 Women of the Year, Woman of the Year for 2010 retroactively 2020: 7th on Forbes World's Most Powerful Women List 2020: Madeleine K. Albright Democracy Award 2021: Inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50, a list of notable entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists and creators over age 50 2021: Inaugural Women for Peace and Security Prize, an honor awarded by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2022: 25th on Forbes World's Most Powerful Women List 2023: Human Rights & Freedom Defender Prize by Wei Jingsheng Foundation 2023: Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leadership Award 2023: Freedom Medal by Roosevelt Institute 2023 Four Freedoms Awards 2023: Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power and Purpose Award 2024: Induction into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame 2024: James Joyce Award, Literary & Historical Society, University College of Dublin 2024: Sutherland Leadership Award 2024: Presidential Medal of Freedom 2024: Lincoln Medal 2024: Democracy Service Medal, National Endowment for Democracy 2026: First Citizen Award, awarded by Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson
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