Medals and awards (since 2000)
• Hayek Medal for promotion of freedom and free trade, Jena, Germany, 2009
• Associated member of the Royal Academy of Science, Humanities and Fine Arts of Belgium, 2008
• Global Women’s Leadership Award, Berlin, 2007
• Science pavilion at the Lycée Al Khansa in Casablanca, Morocco, named in honour of President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, 2007
• Emperor Otto Prize for contribution in defining European identity and future, Magdeburg, Germany, 2007
• American Jewish Committee (AJC) Madeline and Bruce Ramer Award for diplomatic excellence, Washington, USA, 2007
• Cross of Honour of the Latvian Red Cross, Riga, 2007
• Order 1st class of the Saint Martyr Jānis, archbishop of Riga and Latvia, 2007
• UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Ceres Medal 2007 for her contribution to social justice, moral values and democracy, Rome, Italy, 2007
• J.W. Goethe University Medal and Walter Hallstein Prize, Frankfurt, Germany, 2006
• Europa Prize 2006 of the Coudenhove-Kalergi Foundation, Pan-Europa Union, 2006
• “Small Countries Prize” of the Batliner European Institute, Salzburg, Austria, 2006
• Baltic Statesmanship Award of the U.S.-Baltic Foundation, Washington, DC, 2006
• Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought, Bremen, Germany, 2005
• Medal of the American Jewish Committee dedicated to ‘a passionate friend of humanity’s abiding values’, New York, 2005
• Medal of Freedom of the Baltic American Freedom League, Washington, DC, 2005
• Forbes Executive Women’s Forum Trailblazer Award, New York, 2005
• Award of Distinction of the Canadian Psychological Association, section on Women and Psychology, St.John’s, Newfoundland, 2004
• Medal of the Foundation Edouard-Montpetit of the University of Montreal, 2004
• Gold Medal of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, 2003
• Grand Prize of Folklore, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Latvia, 2003
• Gold Medal of Georgetown University, Washington, USA, 2002
• Medal, Prize and Title of ‘Honorary Senator and Protector’ of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria, 2001
• American Academy of Achievement Gold Plate Award, London, 2000
Orders of Merit, 1st class
• Grand Cross of the Cross of Recognition, Republic of Latvia, 2007
• Grand Cross of the Order of Viesturs (Vesthardus Rex), Republic of Latvia, 2007
• Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III, Republic of Cyprus, 2007
• Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Empire of Japan, 2007
• Order of Wissam al-Mohammadi, Exceptional Class with Grand Collar, Kingdom of Morocco, 2007
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, Kingdom of Belgium, 2007
• Grand Cross of the Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolphe de Nassau, Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, 2006
• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB), United Kingdom, 2006
• Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Canada, 2006
• Order “Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika”, Republic of Malta, 2006
• Order of the Princess St. Olga Equal-to-the-Apostles, 1st class, Patriarchy of Moscow and All Russia, 2006
• Order of the Netherlands Lion, Grand Cross with Collar, Kingdom of Netherlands, 2006
• Order of the Grand Prince Yaroslav-the-Wise, 1st class, Republic of Ukraine, 2006
• Order of the White Star with Collar, Republic of Estonia, 2005
• Commander of the Cross of Merit with Star, Republic of Poland, 2005
• Royal Order of Seraphim with Collar, Kingdom of Sweden, 2005
• Order of the White Double Cross, Republic of Slovakia, 2005
• Collar of the Order of Isabel la Catolica, Kingdom of Spain, 2004
• Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit, Republic of Italy, 2004
• National Order of Merit with Collar, Republic of Malta, 2004
• Order of Stara Planina, Republic of Bulgaria, 2003
• Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique with Grand Collar, Republic of Portugal, 2003
• Grand Cross of Merit, Special Class, Federal Republic of Germany, 2003
• Order of Merit of the White Eagle, Republic of Poland, 2003
• Gold Medal of Freedom, Republic of Slovenia, 2002
• Grand Cross of Merit with Collar, Republic of Romania, 2001
• Commander of the Legion of Honour, 1st Class, Republic of France, 2001
• Cross of the Order of Merit with Collar, Republic of Hungary, 2001
• Grand Cross of the Order of White Rose with Collar, Republic of Finland, 2001
• Order of Merit Vytautas Dizas, 1st Class with Collar, Republic of Lithuania, 2001
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Republic of Greece, 2000
• Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Kingdom of Norway, 2000
• Order of Merit Terra Mariana, 1st Class with Collar, Republic of Estonia, 2000
• Commander with Grand-Cross and Collar of the Three-Star Order, Republic of Latvia, 1999
Honorary Doctorates
• Dr.h.c. of York University, Toronto, Canada, June 2008
• Dr.h.c. of the University of Toronto, Canada, June 2008
• Dr.h.c. of Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 2007
• Dr.h.c. of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 2007
• Dr.h.c. of the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 2007
• Dr.h.c. of the University of Liege, Belgium, 2006
• Dr.h.c. of the University of Ottawa, Canada, 2006
• Dr.h.c. of the State University in Yerevan, Armenia, 2005
• Dr.h.c. of the State University in Tbilisi, Georgia, 2005
• Dr.h.c. of the State University in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2005
• Dr.h.c. of the Eurasian National University in Astana, Kazakhstan, 2004
• Dr.sci.h.c. of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, 2002
• Dr.h.c. of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2002
• Dr.h.c. of the University of Latvia in Riga, 2000
• Dr.h.c. of Sacred Letters, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, Canada, 2000
• Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, 1991