page_title: Honour medal of Foreign Affairs
section_title: Partial recipients' list for service to civil servants
hierarchical_section_title: Honour medal of Foreign Affairs / Partial recipients' list for service to civil servants
caption_attribution_description: English: French Ambassador to the UK His Excellency Mr Bernard Emié
context_page_description: Known for a long time as the President’s medal, the Honour medal of Foreign Affairs is a state decoration bestowed by the French Republic in the form of an honour medal for work. It was originally created by a Royal decree of 28 July 1816 as a single grade medal to reward acts of courage displayed by French nationals on foreign soil. An 1861 Imperial decree saw it be split into the silver and gold grades. The year 1887 saw the addition of swords to the medal for award to both French or allied military personnel for acts of courage in favour of the French in time of war. Although still bestowed in wartime for courage, the modern award is now aimed at rewarding civil servants of the ministry for Foreign Affairs.
context_section_description: Gold grade:
  Mr Arnaud BALNER
  Mrs Mathilde de CALAN
  Mrs Christine FAGES
  Mrs Leslie GOLDLUST
  Mrs Catherine HYVER
  Mr Bertrand LE ROUX
  Mr Alain RICHEZ
  Mr Christophe SCHMITT
  Mr Mounir SLIMANI
  Mr Clément TARON-BROCARD
  Mr Guillaume VELUT
  Silver grade:
  Mr Nicolas BARNAUD
  Mr Rémi COTTIN
  Mrs Pauline DELAPORTE
  Mr Rémi DROUIN
  Mr Julien MARIANI
  Mr Jean-Baptiste POHL
  Mr Odoric PORCHER
  Mrs Candice VERLOT
  Bronze grade:
  Mr Smaïl CHAOUI
  Mr Dimitri DEMIANENKO
  Mr Guillaume GRELAUD
  Mr Fabrice GROSSIR
  Mr Rodolphe MONNET
  Mr Guillaume PEGHAIRE
  Mr Mickaël PITHON
  Mr Arnaud ROLLAND
  Mr Gwenn VALLEE
  Mr Philippe VUYLSTEKE
caption: French diplomat Bernard Emié, a recipient of the Honour medal of Foreign Affairs for service to civil servants
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