Friendship Order

The Friendship Order (Vietnamese: Huân chương Hữu nghị) is a service award conferred by the Government of Vietnam for "foreigners and on collectives of foreigners that have made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world."[1]

Friendship Order
Huân chương Hữu nghị

Awarded by the Government of Vietnam
TypeSingle-grade order
EligibilityForeigners
Awarded forForeigners and collectives of foreigners that have made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world.
StatusCurrently awarded
Statistics
Established26 November 2003
Precedence
Next (higher)Bravery Order
Next (lower)none

The Friendship Order shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on foreigners and foreign organizations meet the following criteria:

  • A spirit of solidarity and friendship, mutual respect for sovereignty, laws and customs of Vietnam.
  • There are important contributions to the construction and economic development - social, security and defense of Vietnam, has many merits in strengthening and developing relations of friendship and good cooperation on the politics, economics, defense, security, diplomatic, scientific, technological, environmental protection, culture and society between Vietnam and other countries and regional and inter-regional foreign institutions, international organizations.

Recipients
  • Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong, 2018[2]
  • Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccioni, 2018
  • Dr Joël Leroy, Surgeon, 2017[3]
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury[4]
  • Asian Institute of Technology[5]
  • German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger [6]
  • Subinay Nandy, Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2007
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See also

References
  1. "Cổng thông tin điện tử Bộ Tư pháp". moj.gov.vn. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. Chinese Ambassador honored with Vietnam’s Friendship Order https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2018/02/chinese-ambassador-honored-with-vietnams-friendship-order/
  3. Dr Joël Leroy awarded ‘Vietnam Friendship Order’ http://english.vov.vn/society/dr-joel-leroy-awarded-vietnam-friendship-order-345710.vov
  4. Saber receives Vietnam’s ‘Friendship Order’http://www.daily-sun.com/post/283998/Saber-receives-Vietnam%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Friendship-Order%E2%80%99
  5. Vietnam bestows highest international relations honor to AIT https://www.ait.ac.th/2006/12/vietnam-bestows-highest-international-relations-honor-to-ait-2/
  6. Vietnam’s Friendship Order presented to German journalist http://en.nhandan.com.vn/politics/external-relations/item/5717602-vietnam%E2%80%99s-friendship-order-presented-to-german-journalist.html
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