The Distinguished Intelligence Medal is awarded by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
for performance of outstanding services or for achievement of a distinctly exceptional nature in a duty or responsibility.
Recipients
This list includes only those publicly acknowledged to have received this award. Due to the nature of the clandestine services, an unknown number of additional individuals may have been awarded this medal in secret for actions on classified missions.
CIA medals are sometimes referred to as "
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medals" since they are often awarded secretly (due to the classification level of the respective operation) and cannot be displayed or, on occasion, acknowledged publicly.
See also
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Awards and decorations of the United States government
References
External links
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Awards and decorations of the Central Intelligence Agency
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