USIA Meritorious Honor Award

The Meritorious Honor Award is an award of the United States Information Agency, an independent agency charged with public diplomacy which has since been merged into the Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. This award has been replaced with the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award. This award was presented to groups or individuals in recognition of a special act or service or sustained outstanding performance. 
The award consists of a certificate signed by an assistant secretary, an official of equivalent rank or the USIA Director. 
Criteria.
The following criteria were applicable to granting a USIA Meritorious Honor Award: 
Military Use.
Upon authorization, members of the U.S. military may wear the medal and ribbon in the appropriate order of precedence as a U.S. non-military personal decoration.