Honors and Awards

Speaker Pelosi has received numerous high honors and awards in recognition of her lifetime of distinguished public service.

In 2024, President Biden bestowed upon Speaker Pelosi the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Over the years, she has received several additional high-profile accolades, including:

the Lincoln Medal (2024)
the Four Freedoms Medal (2023)
the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award (2019)
the Profile in Courage Award (2019)
the Ripple of Hope Award (2019).

A powerful voice for security, prosperity and democracy on the world stage, Pelosi has been presented with the top civilian awards from foreign governments, including Spain (2023), Ukraine (2022), Taiwan (2022), Greece (2022), Japan (2015) and Italy (2009).

In 2013, Pelosi was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Seneca Falls, New York.

See below for a list of honorary degrees bestowed upon Speaker Pelosi:

Honorary Doctor of Laws, University College Dublin (2024)
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (2023)
Honorary Doctorate, Ulster University (2023)
Honorary Degree, Brown University (2022)
Honorary Degree, Smith College (2021)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, San Francisco State University (2019)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Mount Holyoke College (2019)
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Fisk University (2017)
Honorary Degree, Morgan State University (2016)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Bard College (2014)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Baltimore Law School (2013)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Simmons University (2004)
Honorary Doctor of Law, Goucher College (2005)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Webster University (2007)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of San Francisco (2007)
Honorary Bachelor of Science in Education, Miami Dade College (2008)
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Johns Hopkins University (2009)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Mills College (2010)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Cornell University (2010)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Brandeis University (2003)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Georgetown University (2002)
Honorary Master of Fine Arts, American Conservatory Theater (1994)