Editing Rob Portman (section)

== Awards and honors ==

On August 23, 2022, Ukrainian President [[Volodimir Zelensky]] awarded Portman the [[Order of Merit (Ukraine)|Order of Merit]], first class, "For significant personal merits in strengthening interstate cooperation, support of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of [[Ukraine]], and significant contribution to the popularization of the Ukrainian state in the world."<ref>{{Cite web | title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №595/2022 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України | url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5952022-43765 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829094807/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5952022-43765 | access-date=2025-04-03 | archive-date=2022-08-29}}</ref> The [[Ukrainian Congress Committee of America|Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA)]] honored Portman with several awards during his Senate tenure, including the Friend of UNIS Ukrainian Democracy Award in 2014, the Sevchenko Freedom Award in 2016, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sen. Portman receives Ukrainian community's highest honor |url=https://highlandcountypress.com/index.php/news/sen-portman-receives-ukrainian-communitys-highest-honor |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=The Highland County Press |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, he received the Star of Ukraine Award from the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and the Appreciation Award from the United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Senator Portman on a Strategic Policy for Ukraine – U.S.-Ukraine Foundation |url=https://usukraine.org/blog/portman-on-a-strategic-policy-for-ukraine |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=usukraine.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio (UUOhio) - Українські Злучені Організації Огайо (УЗО)Political Support |url=https://uuohio.org/political-support/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio (UUOhio) - Українські Злучені Організації Огайо (УЗО) |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Year Received
!Award
!Organization
|-
|2013
|Special Congressional Appreciation Award
|Small Business Council of America<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2013 |title=SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA 30TH ANNUAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAY AND CONGRESSIONAL AWARDS RECEPTION HONORS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND FEATURES DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS ON SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES |url=https://sbca.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SBCA_Awards_2013.pdf |website=Small Business Council of America}}</ref>
|-
|2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
|Hero of Main Street
|[[National Retail Federation|National Retail Federation (NRF)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NRF {{!}} Heroes of Main Street |url=https://nrf.com/tag/heroes-main-street |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=nrf.com}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Margaret Mead Award 
|International Community Corrections Association (ICCA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards {{!}} International Community Justice Association |url=https://www.icjaonline.org/awards |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=ICJA |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|ABA Justice Award
|[[American Bar Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Successful ABA Day focuses on LSC funding, tax accounting issues |url=https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/governmental_legislative_work/publications/governmental_affairs_periodicals/washingtonletter/2014/april/abaday2014/ |website=American Bar Association}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Everyday Freedom Hero
|[[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]]
|-
|2015
|President's Partnering for Quality Award
|Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities<ref>{{Cite web |title=Association Awards - Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities |url=https://www.oacbha.org/association_awards.php |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.oacbha.org}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award 
|National Park Trust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award |url=https://parktrust.org/bruce-f-vento-public-service-award/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=National Park Trust |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Distinguished Service Award
|[[Tax Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Recipients of the Tax Foundation's Distinguished Service Awards |url=https://taxfoundation.org/past-recipients-tax-foundation-distinguished-service-award/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Tax Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Ohio Liberator Award
|Save our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portman earns Liberator Award for work to fight human trafficking |url=https://highlandcountypress.com/headlines/portman-earns-liberator-award-work-fight-human-trafficking |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=The Highland County Press |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Major General Charles Dick Award for Legislation Excellence
|[[National Guard Association of the United States]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Dick Medal of Merit Past Recipients |url=https://www.ngaus.org/charles-dick-medal-merit-past-recipients}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|Jefferson-Lincoln Award
|Panetta Institute for Public Policy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-11 |title=Jefferson-Lincoln Awards {{!}} The Panetta Institute for Public Policy |url=https://www.panettainstitute.org/programs/jefferson-lincoln-awards/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.panettainstitute.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|Spirit of Enterprise Award
|[[United States Chamber of Commerce|U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=U.S. Chamber's Statement on Senator Rob Portman's Retirement Announcement |url=https://www.uschamber.com/improving-government/us-chamber-s-statement-senator-rob-portman-s-retirement-announcement |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.uschamber.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Congressional Award
|[[AARP|American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)]]
|-
|2021
|Champion of Retirement Security Award
|Insured Retirement Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Champion of Retirement Security - Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) |url=https://www.irionline.org/champion-of-retirement-security/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.irionline.org/ |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Ohio History Leadership Award
|[[Ohio History Connection]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio History Leadership Awards |url=https://www.ohiohistory.org/get-involved/advocacy/statehood-day/ohio-history-leadership-awards/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Ohio History Connection |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Order of Boyacá|National Order, Gran Cruz (Great Cross)]]
|[[Embassy of Colombia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colombia |first=Embassy of |date=2022-06-16 |title=Giving thanks to key personalities in the U.S. for a strong 200 years ties |url=https://www.colombiaemb.org/post/giving-thanks-to-key-personalities-in-the-u-s-for-a-strong-200-years-ties |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=colombiaembassy |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Rob Portman Public Service Leadership Award
|[[Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce|Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=x.com |url=https://x.com/CincyChamber/status/1735645182643654800 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|[[Association for Career and Technical Education|Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACTE Recognizes Sen. Portman and Rep. Langevin with Special Lifetime Achievement Awards |url=https://ctepolicywatch.acteonline.org/2022/04/acte-recognizes-sen-portman-and-rep-langevin-with-special-lifetime-achievement-awards.html}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[Order of the British Empire|Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]
|[[Government of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom Government]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2024 |date=2024 |publisher=Gov.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honorary-british-awards-to-foreign-nationals-2024/honorary-awards-to-foreign-nationals-in-2024 |access-date=18 October 2024 }}</ref>
|}

=== Foreign award during fight against military aggression ===
* {{Flag icon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
** [[Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]] (2024) – Awarded by Ukrainian Parliament; presented by [[Ruslan Stefanchuk]], Chairman of the [[Verkhovna Rada]].<ref>Senator (Ret) Rob Portman (2024) receives Ukraine Parliament Medal. In: Dr R Don Green, PhD (23 JAN 2025). About the Ukraine Parliament Medal: awarded to Foreign Citizens “For services to Ukraine.” Archived in the Military Academy – Allied Defence Group, private Knights Univ. (Ko’G).</ref><ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ukrainian-parliament-awards-us-bipartisan-delegations-in-kyiv-302254471.html Ukrainian Parliament Awards US Bipartisan Delegation]. Link still valid, January 23, 2025.</ref>