Ribbon bar Award or decoration Country Date Place Note Ref. Medal for Outstanding Service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Turkey 1 October 2005 Paris [8] Ordre des Palmes Académiques France 1 October 2006 Paris [9] Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Austria 1 March 2007 Vienna [9] First Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany 19 November 2009 Berlin [9] Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italy 14 June 2012 Paris [9] First Class Order of the Polar Star Sweden 11 December 2013 Stockholm [9][10] First Class Order of the Rising Sun Japan 30 January 2014 Paris [9][11] Melchett Medal United Kingdom 2017 [12] Chevalier of the Legion of Honour France 1 January 2022 Paris [9][13]