| Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the order | |
| Awarded by theItalian Republic | |
| Type | Order of merit |
| Established | 3 March 1951; 74 years ago (1951-03-03) |
| Country | Italy |
| Eligibility | Civilian and military divisions |
| Criteria | Meritorious service or achievement |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Luigi Einaudi |
| Grand Master | President of the Republic |
| Grades |
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| Website | www |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Military Order of Italy |
 Ribbon of the order | |
TheOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italian:Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the most senior Italianorder of merit. It was established in 1951 by the secondpresident of the Italian Republic,Luigi Einaudi.[1]
The highest-ranking honour of the Republic, it is awarded for "merit acquired by the nation" in the fields of science, literature, arts, economy, public service, and social, philanthropic and humanitarian activities and for long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers.
The order effectively replaced national orders such as theCivil Order of Savoy (1831), theOrder of the Crown of Italy (1868), theOrder of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and theSupreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1362).[note 1]
Investiture takes place twice a year – on 2 June, the anniversary of thefoundation of the Republic, and on 27 December, the anniversary of the promulgation of theItalian Constitution. However, those awards on Presidentialmotu proprio, related to termination of service or granted to foreigners, may be made at any time.
The badge, modified in 2001, bears the inscriptionAl Merito della Repubblica encircling thenational coat of arms on the obverse and theLatinPatriæ Unitati (for the union of the country) andCivium Libertati (for the liberty of the citizens) encircling the head ofItalia turrita on the reverse.[3] The six degrees with corresponding ribbons are as follows (with numbers to 2 June 2020):
| Ribbon (1951–2001) | Ribbon (since 2001) | Class (English) | Full title in Italian | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Knight Grand Cross with Collar | Cavaliere di Gran Croce Decorato di Gran Cordone Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 201 |
 |  | 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross | Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 9,178 |
 |  | 2nd Class / Grand Officer | Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 24,830 |
 |  | 3rd Class / Commander | Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 48,184 |
 |  | 4th Class / Officer | Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 33,442 |
|  | 5th Class / Knight | Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana | 146,390 |
The order is bestowed by decree of thePresident of the Italian Republic, as head of the orders of knighthood, on the recommendation of thePresident of the Council of Ministers. Except in exceptional circumstances, no one can be awarded for the first time a rank higher than Knight. The minimum age requirement is normally 35.
The Knight Grand Cross with Collar is awarded only toheads of state.
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 28 December 1952 |  Greece – KingPaul I (1947–1964) |
| 11 March 1953 |  Brazil – PresidentGetúlio Vargas (1930–1945; 1951–1954) |
| 30 May 1953 |  Monaco – PrinceRainier III (1949–2005) |
| 16 July 1953 |  Lebanon – PresidentCamille Chamoun (1952–1958) |
| 6 October 1953 |  Venezuela – PresidentMarcos Pérez Jiménez (1953–1958) |
| 16 November 1953 |  Argentina – PresidentJuan Domingo Perón (1946–1955; 1973–1974) |
| 31 December 1953 |  Germany – PresidentTheodor Heuss (1949–1959) |
| 13 February 1954 |  Haiti – PresidentPaul Magloire (1950–1956) |
| 31 July 1954 |  Dominican Republic – PresidentRafael Trujillo (1930–1938; 1942–1952) |
| 6 September 1954 |  Chile – PresidentCarlos Ibanez del Campo (1927–1931; 1952–1958) |
| 17 November 1954 |  Sovereign Order of Malta – Lieutenant Grand MasterFra' Antonio Hercolani Fava Simonetti (1951–1955) |
| 6 December 1954 |  France – PresidentRené Coty (1954–1959) |
| 12 February 1955 |  El Salvador – PresidentÓscar Osorio (1950–1956) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 11 May 1955 |  Italy – Former PresidentLuigi Einaudi (1948–1955) |
| 21 October 1955 |  Ethiopia – EmperorHaile Selassie (1930–1974) |
| 16 January 1956 | Brazil – PresidentJuscelino Kubitschek (1956–1961) |
| 5 June 1956 | Italy – Former PresidentEnrico De Nicola (1946–1948) |
| 20 September 1956 |  Liberia – PresidentWilliam Tubman (1944–1971) |
| 15 November 1956 |  Peru – PresidentManuel Prado Ugarteche (1939–1945; 1956–1962) |
| 18 January 1957 |  Costa Rica – PresidentJosé Figueres Ferrer (1948–1949; 1953–1958; 1970–1974) |
| 6 March 1957 | Order of Malta – Lieutenant Grand MasterFra' Ernesto Paternò Castello di Carcaci (1955–1962) |
| 11 March 1957 |  Ireland — PresidentSeán T. O'Kelly (1945–1959) |
| 13 May 1957 |  Turkey – PresidentCelal Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 11 June 1957 |  Panama – PresidentErnesto de la Guardia (1956–1960) |
| 26 August 1957 |  Iran – ShahMohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979) |
| 1 October 1957 | El Salvador – PresidentJosé María Lemus (1956–1960) |
| 9 May 1958 |  United Kingdom – QueenElizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| 16 June 1959 | France – PresidentCharles De Gaulle (1959–1969) |
| 11 June 1960 | Argentina – PresidentArturo Frondizi (1958–1962) |
| 8 September 1960 |  Finland – PresidentUrho Kaleva Kekkonen (1956–1982) |
| 22 September 1960 |  Thailand – KingBhumibol Adulyadej (1946–2016) |
| 29 November 1960 |  Uruguay – PresidentBenito Nardone (1960–1961) |
| 6 April 1961 | Uruguay – PresidentEduardo Víctor Haedo (1961–1962) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 25 May 1962 |  Tunisia – PresidentHabib Bourguiba (1957–1987) |
| 2 October 1962 |  Senegal – PresidentLéopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980) |
| 8 October 1962 | Order of Malta – Prince and Grand MasterFra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna (1962–1988) |
| 27 November 1962 | Greece – Crown PrinceConstantine |
| 25 September 1963 |  Ghana – PresidentKwame Nkrumah (1960–1966) |
| 2 October 1963 |  Somalia – PresidentAden Adde (1960–1967) |
| 20 April 1964 |  Denmark – KingFrederik IX (1947–1972) |
| 18 June 1964 | Uruguay – PresidentLuis Giannattasio (1964–1965) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 16 June 1965 | Peru – PresidentFernando Belaúnde Terry (1963–1968; 1980–1985) |
| 20 June 1965 |  Mexico – PresidentGustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970) |
| 21 June 1965 |  Norway – KingOlav V (1957–1991) |
| 2 July 1965 | Chile – PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970) |
| 8 August 1965 | Germany – PresidentHeinrich Lübke (1959–1969) |
| 8 September 1965 | Venezuela – PresidentRaúl Leoni (1964–1969) |
| Argentina – PresidentArturo Umberto Illia (1963–1966) | |
| Brazil – PresidentHumberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1964–1967) | |
| 21 October 1965 |  Poland – Chairman of the Council of StateEdward Ochab (1964–1968) |
| 11 June 1966 |  Belgium – KingBaudouin (1951–1993) |
| 14 June 1966 |  Sweden – KingGustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973) |
| 28 November 1966 | El Salvador – PresidentJulio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1962–1967) |
| 20 March 1968 |  Yemen – Former Vice PresidentGeneral Mohamed Kaid Saif Qubaty (1963–1964) |
| 8 August 1969 |  Ivory Coast – PresidentFélix Houphouët-Boigny (1960–1993) |
| 2 October 1969 |  Yugoslavia – PresidentJosip Broz Tito (1953–1980) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 30 December 1971 |  Austria – PresidentFranz Jonas (1965–1974) |
| 23 November 1972 |  Indonesia – PresidentSuharto (1968–1998) |
| 21 March 1973 | Germany – PresidentGustav Heinemann (1969–1974) |
| 8 May 1973 |  Zaire – PresidentMobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 21 May 1973 |  Romania – President of the State CouncilNicolae Ceaușescu (1967–1989) |
| 8 June 1973 |  Saudi Arabia – KingFaisal (1964–1975) |
| 1 October 1973 | France – PresidentGeorges Pompidou (1969–1974) |
| 23 October 1973 |  Netherlands – QueenJuliana (1948–1980) |
| Netherlands – PrinceBernhard (1948–1980) | |
| 26 October 1973 |  Luxembourg – Grand DukeJean (1964–2000) |
| 21 November 1973 |  Gabon – PresidentOmar Bongo (1967–2009) |
| 8 February 1974 | Mexico – PresidentLuis Echeverría (1970–1976) |
| 22 April 1974 |  Oman – SultanQaboos bin Said al Said (1970–2020) |
| 15 December 1974 | Iran – PrinceReza Pahlavi |
| Iran – ShahbanuFarah Pahlavi (1961–1979) | |
| 6 April 1976 |  – PresidentAnwar Sadat (1970–1981) |
| 17 November 1976 | – PresidentCarlos Andrés Pérez (1974–1979; 1989–1993) |
| 8 November 1977 | Denmark – QueenMargrethe II (1972–2024) |
| 29 April 1978 | Turkey – PresidentFahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 18 September 1979 | Germany – PresidentKarl Carstens (1979–1984) |
| 14 May 1980 |  Portugal – PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes (1976–1986) |
| 26 May 1980 |  Spain – KingJuan Carlos I (1975–2014) |
| 18 November 1980 | Greece – PresidentKonstantinos Karamanlis (1980–1985; 1990–1995) |
| 17 December 1980 | Yugoslavia – PresidentCvijetin Mijatović (1980–1981) |
| 30 March 1981 | Mexico – PresidentJosé López Portillo (1976–1982) |
| Costa Rica – PresidentRodrigo Carazo Odio (1978–1982) | |
| 1 April 1981 |  Colombia – PresidentJulio César Turbay Ayala (1978–1982) |
| 14 October 1981 |  Mozambique – PresidentSamora Machel (1975–1986) |
| 30 January 1982 |  Egypt – PresidentHosni Moubarak (1981–2011) |
| 9 March 1982 |  Japan – EmperorHirohito (1926–1989) |
| 5 July 1982 | France – PresidentFrançois Mitterrand (1981–1995) |
| 26 November 1983 |  Jordan – KingHussein (1952–1999) |
| 20 June 1984 | Costa Rica – PresidentLuis Alberto Monge (1982–1986) |
| 11 March 1985 | Argentina – PresidentRaúl Alfonsín (1983–1989) |
| 27 March 1985 | Netherlands – QueenBeatrix (1980–2013) |
| Netherlands – PrinceClaus (1980–2002) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 24 April 1986 | Germany – PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker (1984–1994) |
| 25 July 1986 | Ireland – PresidentPatrick John Hillery (1976–1990) |
| 5 October 1987 |  Iceland – PresidentVigdís Finnbogadóttir (1980–1996) |
| 6 June 1988 | Venezuela – PresidentJaime Lusinchi (1984–1989) |
| 16 June 1988 |  Philippines – PresidentCorazon Aquino (1986–1992) |
| 5 April 1989 | Portugal – PresidentMario Soares (1986–1996) |
| 12 May 1989 |  Poland – PresidentWojciech Jaruzelski (1989–1990) |
| 22 May 1990 | Order of Malta – Prince and Grand MasterFra' Andrew Bertie (1988–2008) |
| 11 June 1990 |  San Marino – Captain RegentOttaviano Rossi (1990) |
| San Marino – Captain RegentAldemiro Bartolini (1990) | |
| 8 April 1991 | Sweden – KingCarl XVI Gustav (1973–incumbent) |
| 17 April 1991 | Chile – PresidentPatricio Aylwin (1990–1994) |
| 15 July 1991 |  Hungary – PresidentÁrpád Göncz (1990–2000) |
| 18 September 1991 |  Malta – PresidentCensu Tabone (1989–1994) |
| 19 December 1991 |  Russia – PresidentBoris Yeltsin (1991–1999) |
| 28 April 1992 | Italy – PresidentFrancesco Cossiga (1985–1992)self-awarded |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 5 October 1992 | Argentina – PresidentCarlos Menem (1989–1999) |
| 27 January 1993 | Austria – PresidentThomas Klestil (1992–2004) |
| 14 September 1993 | Finland – PresidentMauno Koivisto (1982–1994) |
| 3 May 1995 |  Ukraine – PresidentLeonid Kuchma (1994–2005) |
| 24 June 1995 | Brazil – PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso (1995–2002) |
| 29 June 1995 | Venezuela – PresidentRafael Caldera (1994–1999) |
| 19 July 1995 | Chile – PresidentEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994–2000) |
| 21 July 1995 | Uruguay – PresidentJulio María Sanguinetti (1985–1990; 1995–2000) |
| 16 November 1995 | Malta – PresidentUgo Mifsud Bonnici (1994–1999) |
| 26 March 1996 | Mexico – PresidentErnesto Zedillo (1994–2000) |
| 23 April 1996 |  Albania – PresidentSali Berisha (1992–1997) |
| 28 May 1996 | Poland – PresidentAleksander Kwaśniewski (1995–2005) |
| 7 October 1996 | Turkey – PresidentSüleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| 28 January 1997 | Finland – PresidentMartti Ahtisaari (1994–2000) |
| 20 April 1997 | Germany – PresidentRoman Herzog (1994–1999) |
| 2 May 1997 |  Uzbekistan – PresidentIslam Karimov (1991–2016) |
| 4 May 1997 |  Kazakhstan – PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev (1990–2019) |
| 20 May 1997 |  Lithuania – PresidentAlgirdas Brazauskas (1992–1998) |
| 21 May 1997 |  Latvia – PresidentGuntis Ulmanis (1993–1999) |
| 22 May 1997 |  Estonia – PresidentLennart Meri (1992–2001) |
| 19 July 1997 | Saudi Arabia – KingFahd (1982–2005) |
| 5 November 1997 | Lebanon – PresidentElias Hrawi (1989–1998) |
| 13 November 1997 |  Slovakia – PresidentMichal Kovac (1993–1998) |
| 3 March 1998 | San Marino – Captain RegentMarino Zanotti (1998) |
| San Marino – Captain RegentLuigi Mazza (1998) | |
| 12 April 1998 | Japan – EmperorAkihito (1989–2019) |
| 12 May 1998 | Belgium – KingAlbert II (1993–2013) |
| 19 January 1999 | Dominican Republic – PresidentLeonel Fernández (1996–2000; 2008–2012) |
| 19 February 1999 |  Palestine – PresidentYasser Arafat (1994–2004) |
| 23 February 1999 | Lithuania – PresidentValdas Adamkus (1998–2003; 2004–2009) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 21 October 1999 | France – PresidentJacques Chirac (1995–2007) |
| 15 November 1999 |  Algeria – PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika (1999–2019) |
| 2 March 2000 |  South Korea – PresidentKim Dae-Jung (1998–2003) |
| 3 March 2000 | Chile – PresidentRicardo Lagos (2000–2006) |
| 11 April 2000 |  Morocco – KingMohammed VI (1999–incumbent) |
| 26 April 2000 |  Qatar – EmirHamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (1995–2013) |
| 23 January 2001 | Greece – PresidentKonstantinos Stephanopoulos (1995–2005) |
| 9 February 2001 | Jordan – KingAbdullah II (1999–incumbent) |
| 7 March 2001 | Argentina – PresidentFernando de la Rúa (1999–2001) |
| Uruguay – PresidentJorge Batlle (2000–2005) | |
| 19 October 2001 | Norway – KingHarald V (1991–incumbent) |
| 27 November 2001 | Portugal – PresidentJorge Sampaio (1996–2006) |
| 14 January 2002 |  Serbia and Montenegro – PresidentVojislav Koštunica (2000–2003) |
| 6 March 2002 |  South Africa – PresidentThabo Mbeki (1999–2008) |
| 11 March 2002 | San Marino – Captain RegentGino Giovagnoli (2002) |
| San Marino – Captain RegentAlberto Cecchetti (2002) | |
| 22 March 2002 | Germany – PresidentJohannes Rau (1999–2004) |
| 27 March 2002 |  Czech Republic – PresidentVaclav Havel (1993–2003) |
| 17 June 2002 | Hungary – PresidentFerenc Mádl (2000–2005) |
| 28 June 2002 | Slovakia – PresidentRudolf Schuster (1999–2004) |
| 4 December 2002 | Peru – PresidentAlejandro Toledo (2001–2006) |
| 14 March 2003 | Luxembourg – Grand DukeHenri (2000–2025) |
| 9 June 2003 |  Malaysia – KingSirajuddin of Perlis (2001–2006) |
| 16 January 2004 | Malta – PresidentGuido de Marco (1999–2004) |
| 8 April 2004 | Latvia – PresidentVaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999–2007) |
| Estonia – PresidentArnold Rüütel (2001–2006) | |
| 5 April 2005 |  Bulgaria – PresidentGeorgi Parvanov (2002–2012) |
| 11 May 2005 | Malta – PresidentEdward Fenech Adami (2004–2009) |
| 12 December 2005 | Monaco –Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005–incumbent) |
| 18 January 2006 | Greece – PresidentKarolos Papoulias (2005–2015) |
| 15 March 2006 | Germany – PresidentHorst Köhler (2004–2010) |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 11 October 2006 | Ghana – PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour (2001–2009)[5] |
| 20 February 2007 | Slovakia – PresidentIvan Gašparovič (2004–2014)[6] |
| 8 June 2007 | Austria – PresidentHeinz Fischer (2004–2016)[7] |
| 9 October 2007 | Chile – PresidentMichelle Bachelet (2006–2010; 2014–2018)[8] |
| 30 October 2007 | Saudi Arabia – KingAbdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud (2005–2015)[9] |
| 1 September 2008 | Finland – PresidentTarja Halonen (2000–2012)[10] |
| 14 October 2008 | Lebanon – PresidentMichel Suleiman (2008–2014)[11] |
| 27 October 2008 | Order of Malta – Prince and Grand MasterFra' Matthew Festing (2008–2017)[12] |
| 2 September 2009 | South Korea – PresidentLee Myung-bak (2008–2013)[13] |
| 30 October 2009 | Turkey – PresidentAbdullah Gül (2007–2014)[14] |
| 11 March 2010 |  –Revoked by the President of the Republic on 28 September 2012 for "indignity"[16] |
| 25 April 2010 | Malta – PresidentGeorge Abela (2009–2014)[17] |
| 26 April 2010 |  Kuwait – EmirSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020)[18] |
| 11 January 2011 |  Slovenia – PresidentDanilo Türk (2007–2012)[19] |
| 6 July 2011 |  Croatia – PresidentIvo Josipović (2010–2015)[20] |
| 7 September 2011 | Romania – PresidentTraian Băsescu (2004–2014)[21] |
| 10 June 2012 | Poland – PresidentBronisław Komorowski (2010–2015)[22] |
| 15 November 2012 | France – PresidentFrançois Hollande (2012–2017)[23] |
| 20 February 2013 | Germany – PresidentJoachim Gauck (2012–2017)[24] |
| 4 March 2014 | Albania – PresidentBujar Nishani (2012–2017)[25] |
| 5 May 2014 | Slovenia – PresidentBorut Pahor (2012–2022)[26] |
| 4 June 2014 | San Marino – Captain RegentLuca Beccari (2014) |
| San Marino – Captain RegentValeria Ciavatta (2014)[27][28] |
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2015 | Greece – PresidentProkopis Pavlopoulos (2015–2020)[29] |
| 11 March 2016 |  Cameroon – PresidentPaul Biya (1982–incumbent)[30] |
| 30 May 2016 | Romania – PresidentKlaus Iohannis (2014–2025)[31] |
| 21 June 2016 | Mexico – PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018)[32] |
| 4 August 2016 | Bulgaria – PresidentRosen Plevneliev (2012–2017)[33] |
| 23 January 2017 | Tunisia – PresidentBeji Caid Essebsi (2014–2019)[34] |
| 2 May 2017 | Argentina – PresidentMauricio Macri (2015–2019)[35] |
| 19 June 2017 | Netherlands – KingWillem-Alexander (2013–incumbent)[36] |
| 7 September 2017 | Malta – PresidentMarie Louise Coleiro Preca (2014–2019)[37] |
| 18 September 2017 | Finland – PresidentSauli Niinistö (2012–2024)[38] |
| 29 November 2017 | Portugal – PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2016–incumbent)[39] |
| 5 June 2018 | Estonia – PresidentKersti Kaljulaid (2016–2021)[40] |
| 22 June 2018 | Lithuania – PresidentDalia Grybauskaitė (2009–2019)[41] |
| 26 June 2018 | Latvia – PresidentRaimonds Vējonis (2015–2019)[42] |
| 12 July 2018 |  Azerbaijan – PresidentIlham Aliyev (2003–incumbent)[43] |
| 25 July 2018 |  Armenia – PresidentArmen Sarkissian (2018–2022)[44] |
| 27 June 2019 | Austria – PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen (2017–incumbent)[45] |
| 17 September 2019 | Germany – PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier (2017–incumbent)[46] |
| 6 October 2020 | Greece – PresidentKaterina Sakellaropoulou (2020–2025)[47] |
| 16 June 2021 | San Marino – Captain RegentMarco Nicolini (2021) |
| San Marino – Captain RegentGian Carlo Venturini (2021)[48][49] | |
| 1 July 2021 | France – PresidentEmmanuel Macron (2017–incumbent)[50] |
| 25 October 2021 |  Spain – KingFelipe VI (2014–incumbent)[51] |
| Belgium – KingPhilippe (2013–incumbent)[52] | |
| 3 November 2021 | Algeria – PresidentAbdelmadjid Tebboune (2019–incumbent)[53] |
| 1 June 2022 |  Georgia – PresidentSalome Zourabichvili (2018–Disputed)[54] |
| 12 January 2023 |  Paraguay – PresidentMario Abdo Benítez (2018–2023)[55] |
| 13 April 2023 | Poland – PresidentAndrzej Duda (2015–2025)[56] |
| 19 May 2023 |  Angola – PresidentJoão Lourenço (2017–incumbent)[57] |
| 5 June 2023 |  Iraq – PresidentAbdul Latif Rashid (2022–incumbent)[58] |
| 7 October 2023 | South Korea – PresidentYoon Suk Yeol (2022–2025)[59][60] |
| 21 November 2023 | Order of Malta – Prince and Grand MasterJohn Timothy Dunlap (2023–incumbent)[61] |
| 6 December 2023 | San Marino – Captain RegentFilippo Tamagnini (2023–2024)[62] |
| San Marino – Captain RegentGaetano Troina (2023–2024)[63][64] | |
| 14 February 2024 |  Cyprus – PresidentNikos Christodoulides (2023–incumbent)[65][66] |
| 18 March 2024 | Malta – PresidentGeorge William Vella (2019–2024)[67] |
| 10 April 2024 | Bulgaria – PresidentRumen Radev (2017–incumbent)[68][69] |
| 16 October 2024 | Qatar – EmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013–incumbent)[70][71] |
| 7 February 2025 | Slovenia – PresidentNataša Pirc Musar (2022–incumbent)[72][73] |
| 14 February 2025 |  Montenegro – PresidentJakov Milatović (2023–incumbent)[74][75] |
| 19 February 2025 |  United Arab Emirates – President SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2022–incumbent)[76][77] |
| 1 April 2025 | Estonia – PresidentAlar Karis (2021–incumbent)[78][79] |
| 4 April 2025 | United Kingdom – KingCharles III (2022–incumbent)[80][81] |
| 29 September 2025 | Kazakhstan – PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev (2019–incumbent)[82] |
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