Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service is the highest award that is presented by the Secretary of Defense, to a private citizen, politician, non-career federal employee, or foreign national. It is presented for exceptionally distinguished service of significance to the Department of Defense as a whole, or a DoD Component or function, where recognition at the component level would not be sufficient for the service rendered.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen presents a framed citation accompanying the medal given to Steven Spielberg.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen presents the medal to President Bill Clinton.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld presents Kristin Devold with the medal.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates awards the medal to President George W. Bush.
Avrahm Berkowitz is an American attorney and political adviser who served as the Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations from 2019 to 2021. He was an advisor to Jared Kushner in the Trump administration, and worked on the Trump peace plan and the Abraham Accords.
Berkowitz alongside Steve Mnuchin and David M. Friedman
Berkowitz alongside Steve Mnuchin and Benjamin Netanyahu
Berkowitz speaking in Bahrain in 2020