This is a list of awards, honours, and recognitions received by Ram Nath Kovind, the 14th President of India who served from 2017 to 2022. As the constitutional head of state, Kovind represented India at numerous international forums and undertook several state visits, during which he was conferred with various prestigious civilian honours, orders, and distinctions by foreign governments and institutions.
State honours Ribbon Decoration Country Date Location Presenter Note Image National Order of Madagascar 14 March 2018 Antananarivo PresidentHery Rajaonarimampianina Grand Cross Second Class, the highest civilian honour of Madagascar. Order of Independence 8 April 2018 Malabo PresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Grand Collar, the highest class of the order. Order of the Lion 9 April 2018 Mbabane KingMswati III Collar, the highest class of the order. Grand Order of King Tomislav 26 March 2019 Zagreb PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarović The highest civilian honour of Croatia. Order of the Condor of the Andes 26 March 2019 La Paz PresidentEvo Morales Grand Collar, the highest civilian honour of Bolivia. National Order of Merit 3 August 2019 Conakry PresidentAlpha Condé Grand Cross, the highest civilian honour of Guinea.
Scholastic Kovind has a policy of not accepting honorary degrees. He had refused to accept honorary Doctor of Science from the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry that was offered to him in 2018.
Key to the City Year Honour City Country Presenter 2019 Key to the City MayorIsko Moreno MayorPercy Fernández
Addresses to foreign legislatures Country Legislature Date Parliament of Equatorial Guinea 8 April 2018 Parliament of Eswatini 10 April 2018 National Assembly of Suriname 20 June 2018 House of Representatives of Cyprus 3 September 2018 National Assembly of Vietnam 20 November 2018 National Assembly of Benin 29 July 2019 National Assembly of the Gambia 31 July 2019 Jatiya Sangsad 16 December 2021 Parliament of Jamaica 17 May 2022 House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18 May 2022
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