Honour medal of Foreign Affairs

Currently, the Honour medal of Foreign Affairs is intended to reward honorable service by French diplomats and civil servants stationed outside of France. It can also be awarded to French nationals and foreigners for exceptional service to France or that have accomplished acts of courage in assistance to French nationals either in peace or wartime. Military awards are often bestowed on order of the French president, hence the common practice of calling it the President's medal. President Raymond Poincaré bestowed many such medals to French and foreign nationals during World War I. The Honour medal of Foreign Affairs may be exceptionally awarded regardless of seniority and set quotas to reward bravery and dedication. It can be awarded, also regardless of seniority and set quotas, if the recipient was wounded or killed in the line of duty. The wartime award with swords is bestowed as follows: • In bronze to privates; • In silver to non-commissioned officers; • In gold (silver-gilt prior to 2010) to officers. ==Award description==

The Honour medal of Foreign Affairs, a design of engraver Daniel Dupuis, is a 27mm in diameter circular medal in bronze, silver or gold. The obverse bears the relief effigy of the republic surrounded by the relief inscription "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" () along the left and right circumference. The reverse bears a crown of half laurel and half oak leaves with the relief inscription "AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES" () with a bare center destined to receive the recipient's name and year of award. Medals with the dates "1897", "1902", "1908", and "1909" on the reverse were awarded to Russian military personnel.The medal hangs from a silk moiré tricolour ribbon composed of three equal blue-white-red vertical stripes. From 1887 to October 1917, the military-style medal was attached with two crossed swords, and from October 1917 to the present, the attachment appears as swords framed by a wreath.[https://sammlung.ru/?p=101321 ==Partial recipients' list for acts of courage and devotion==

Gold grade: • Mr Mohamed Salem ABDOU • Mrs Isabelle DUMONT • Mr Thierry BINOIST • Mrs Marie-Amélie DELAROCHE • Mrs Annick DORIS • Mrs Françoise DUBREUIL-KRIKORIAN • Mr Emmanuel FABRY • Mr Daniel FARBAT • Mr Jorge FERNANDEZ • Mr Pascal GEHANT • Mr Thierry MAIRE • Mrs Claire MALANDAIN • Mr Yann MILLET • Mr Frédéric PECH • Mr Marc RASTOLL • Mrs Corinne SIDIBE • Mrs Martine THEMIN • Mr Jean-Christophe THIABAUD ==Partial recipients' list for service to civil servants==

, a recipient of the Honour medal of Foreign Affairs for service to civil servants 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: • Mrs Marie Noelle LANDAZURI • 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 ==Partial recipients' list to foreign military personnel==

, a recipient of the Honour medal of Foreign Affairs for acts of courage and devotion to military personnel In October 1917, the design of the crossed swords on two sprays of oak leaves changed. The medal ranked after the Croix de Guerre and several were awarded to service members of Allied forces, including personnel from: ; (partial list) Driver George Lang Gordon Royal Field Artillery Bronze grade with swords date awarded unknown • Lance Corporal (Acting Sergeant) John Henry Cory (mounted Military Police). Bronze grade with swords awarded 14 July 1919. • Sergeant-Observer William James Middleton, Royal Air Force. Silver grade with swords awarded 22 August 1919. • Private Albert Weickers. Bronze grade with swords awarded 22 August 1919. • A. A. Shambler, bronze with swords • Corporal (Later Brigadier) Lionel H. Lemaire, Silver-Gilt grade with swords for actions in the Battle of the Somme ; (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze) ; Newfoundland • Sgt Ernest Gullicksen, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Bronze with swords for actions during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. ; (partial list) • Lieutenant Joseph-Hector-Ernest Allen, 22nd battalion CEF, Silver-gilt grade with swords awarded 15 April 1915 • Lieutenant-colonel Hugues-Lemoyne De Martigny, 22nd battalion CEF, Silver-gilt grade with swords awarded 27 October 1914 • Subedar-major Chandrapal Singh, 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs, Silver-gilt grade with swords • Acting Lance naik Mohamed Shaffi Khan, 32nd Lancers, Bronze grade with swords • Sepoy Fazal Hussain, 46th Punjabis, Bronze grade with swords • Havildar Appaya Kumbi, 101st Grenadiers, Bronze grade with swords ==See also==