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.
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Qatar since 7 March 2023 and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2016. He has also been serving as Chairman of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) since 2014, and is a member of Qatar's Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investments (SCEAI) since 2014.
Sheikh Mohammed in 2024
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in 2017
Sheikh Mohammed with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on 5 March 2023
Sheikh Mohammed with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Doha, Qatar on 19 December 2023