National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal

This article is about Office of the Director of National Intelligence-awarded Distinguished Service Medal. For other U.S. versions, see Distinguished Service Medal (United States).

National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Ribbon of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded by United States Intelligence Community
Type	Individual Award
Eligibility	United States Government civilian and military personnel
Awarded for	sustained, selfless service of the highest order, and/or extraordinary and long lasting contributions to the Intelligence Community and the United States by an individual in a position of great responsibility.
Status	Active
Statistics
Established	August 15, 1993 (Director of Central Intelligence Directive 7/1); revised May 23, 2007 by ODNI Intelligence Community Directive Number 655
Precedence
Next (higher)	N/A
Equivalent	National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal
Next (lower)	Intelligence Community Medal of Valor
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal ribbon

The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is the highest decoration awarded for service to the United States Intelligence Community. The decoration is awarded to any member or contributor to the National Intelligence Community, either civilian or military, who distinguishes themselves by meritorious actions to the betterment of national security in the United States of America.^[1]

The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal was once considered junior to the older National Security Medal.^[2]. With the establishment of the National Intelligence Awards (NIA) Program by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal has become the highest decoration in the intelligence community.

As an authorized U.S. non-military decoration on U.S. military uniforms, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is worn after U.S. military unit awards and before U.S. military campaign and service awards.

Recipients

Confirmed recipients include:

James B. Adams, FBI[3] Charles E. Allen, CIA, DHS[4] Lew Allen, PFIAB Jean Bennett, USA[5] Cofer Black, CIA Dennis C. Blair, Admiral, USN, USPACOM[6] James R. Clapper, DIA, NGA[7] Larry Combest, HPSCI[8] Robert Daniel, HASC[9] Sidney D. Drell, PFIAB[10] Fritz Ermarth, CIA Martin C. Faga, NRO[11] Alan A. Foley, CIA[12] Robert Gates, CIA Michael Hagee, General, USMC, CIA[13] Jeffrey K. Harris, NRO[14] Richard Haver, ONI[15] Frank Barrett Horton III, USAF, CIA[16] Joanne Isham, CIA[17] Lowell E. Jacoby, Admiral, USN, DIA[18]

Roland Lajoie, Major General, USA[19] Mark M. Lowenthal, CIA[20] Barbara McNamara, NSA[21] John Michael McConnell, Vice Adm, USN, DNI[22] Richard W. Mies, Admiral, USN[23] Kenneth Minihan, LtGen, USAF, DIA, NSA[24] Thomas S. Moorman Jr., USAF James W. Pardew, JCS/J-2[25] Nickolas Piazzola, NSA[26] Richard Proto, NSA[27] Oliver Revell, NSC[28] Warren B. Rudman, PFIAB[29] Steven T. Shanzer, DIA[30] Francis X. Taylor, USAF[31] Louis W. Tordella, NSA[32] Alan Wade, CIA[33] Jeffrey White, DIA[34] James A. Williams, LtGen, USA, DIA[35] Bassem Youssef, FBI[36] Arthur A. Zuehlke, DIA[37] David J. Dorsett, VADM, USN[38]

National Intelligence Community Awards
	National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
	Intelligence Community Medal for Valor (ICMV)
	National Intelligence Career Achievement Medal (NICAM)
	National Intelligence Reform Medal (NIRM)
	National Intelligence Achievement Medal (NIAM)
	Director of National Intelligence Award for Collaborative Leadership (DNIACL)
	National Intelligence Community Equal Opportunity and Diversity Award (NICEEODA)
	Intelligence Community EEO and Diversity Exemplary Leadership Award
	Intelligence Community EEO and Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award
	National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Commendation (NIMUC)
	National Intelligence Medallion (NIM)
	National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction (NICD)
	National Intelligence Special Act or Service Award (NISASA)
	Galileo Award

Recipients gallery

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  Barack Obama and James R. Clapper presented the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal to James L. Jones. (October 20, 2010)

See also

• Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
• National Security Medal
• Awards and decorations of the United States government

Sources

1. ^ http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icd/icd-655.pdf
2. ^ Director of Central Intelligence Directive 7/1
3. ^ http://www.pacom.mil/news/news1999/rel09-99.htm
4. ^ http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0132.shtm
5. ^ http://www.universityofmilitaryintelligence.us/mipb/article.asp?articleID=582&issueID=45
6. ^ http://www.pacom.mil/news/news1999/rel09-99.htm
7. ^ http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5005
8. ^ http://www.kansas.gov/pki/clinic/index.shtml
9. ^ http://www.stennis.gov/Congressional%20Bios/robertdaniel.htm
10. ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-archive-2001/pr01092001.html
11. ^ http://www.mitre.org/about/bot/faga.html
12. ^ http://www.anl.gov/National_Security/About_Us/foley_bio.html
13. ^ http://www.aei.org/events/contentID.20050817121229314/default.asp
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15. ^ http://www.jhuapl.edu/colloquium/topics/haver.html
16. ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fbhorton.htm
17. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS189735+10-Apr-2008+BW20080410
18. ^ http://www.caci.com/about/bios/jacoby.shtml
19. ^ http://www.unh.edu/army/AlumniPage/pages/Lajoie.html
20. ^ http://www.afcea.org/education/details.cfm?course_number=203-AQ
21. ^ http://www.nsa.gov/releases/relea00020.cfm
22. ^ http://intelligence.senate.gov/110225.pdf
23. ^ http://www7.nationalacademies.org/cisac/2015%20NAS%20Committee%20Membership%20Final.pdf
24. ^ http://www.nexidia.com/aboutus/boardmember.php
25. ^ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/6239.htm
26. ^ http://www.kansas.gov/pki/clinic/index.shtml
27. ^ Tribute to Richard Proto]
28. ^ http://www.nsaww.com/advisors.html
29. ^ https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-archive-2001/pr01092001.html
30. ^ http://www.dtic.mil/ieb_cctwg/conf-96/sts-9604.html
31. ^ http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/1101/ijpe/pj63bios.htm
32. ^ http://www.nsa.gov/honor/honor00026.cfm
33. ^ http://www.triumfant.com/news/Advisory_Board_final1.htm
34. ^ http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC10.php?CID=17
35. ^ http://www.camber.com/?page=77
36. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16042604/
37. ^ http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Zuehlke_Arthur_484462736.aspx
38. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_J._Dorsett&action=submit