Editing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (section)

== Honours and awards ==
* [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight.svg|60px]] Knight of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] (Netherlands, 22 May 2002)
* [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Officer.svg|60px]] Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 12 December 2003)
* [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg|60px]] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 6 July 2009, for his services as Secretary General of NATO)<ref>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1254542.ece/Hoge_onderscheiding_voor_De_Hoop_Scheffer Hoge onderscheiding voor De Hoop Scheffer] - online [[de Volkskrant]] ''(Dutch)''</ref><ref>[http://www.minaz.nl/Actueel/Toespraken/2009/Juli/Ridder_Grootkruis_in_de_Orde_van_Oranje_Nassau_voor_De_Hoop_Scheffer Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau voor De Hoop Scheffer] Website [[Ministry of General Affairs]] ''(Dutch)''</ref>
* [[File:BUL Order Stara planina ribbon.svg|60px]] Member 1st Class of the [[Order of Stara Planina|Order of the Balkan Mountains]] ([[Bulgaria]], 2009)
* [[File:Ribbon of an order of king Tomislav.png|60px]] Recipient of the [[Grand Order of King Tomislav]] ([[Croatia]], 5 February 2009, "for outstanding contribution to strengthening the international position of the Republic of Croatia and the promotion of cooperation between NATO and the Republic of Croatia")
* [[File:EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR.svg|60px]] Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] ([[Estonia]], 6 July 2009)<ref>[https://president.ee/et/ametitegevus/otsused/38603-520-j-g-de-hoop-schefferile-riikliku-autasu-andmine J. G. de Hoop Schefferile riikliku autasu andmin] - website of the [[President of Estonia]]</ref>
* [[File:ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR.svg|60px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] ([[Italy]], 16 February 2009)
* [[File:LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR.svg|60px]] Grand Officer of the [[Order of the Three Stars]] ([[Latvia]], November 2004, for his commitment to a United Europe)
* [[File:LTU Order of Vytautas the Great - Grand Cross BAR.svg|60px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] ([[Lithuania]], 26 June 2009)<ref>[http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html Lithuanian Presidency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419212238/http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |date=2014-04-19 }}, Lithuanian Orders searching form</ref>
* [[File:POL Order Zaslugi RP kl1 BAR.svg|60px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]] ([[Poland]], 12 March 2009)
* [[File:Order of the Star of Romania - Ribbon bar.svg|60px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Star of Romania]] ([[Romania]], 10 May 2004)<ref>[http://www.legestart.ro/Decretul-301-2004-conferirea-Ordinului-national-Steaua-Romaniei-grad-Mare-Cruce-(NjgzMDc-).htm Decretul 301 din 10 mai 2004 (Decretul 301/2004)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122013418/http://www.legestart.ro/Decretul-301-2004-conferirea-Ordinului-national-Steaua-Romaniei-grad-Mare-Cruce-(NjgzMDc-).htm |date=2010-01-22 }} - Decree from the Romanian president to award Jaap de Hoop Scheffer</ref>
* [[File:SVK Rad Bieleho Dvojkriza 1 triedy BAR.svg|60px]] Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the White Double Cross]] ([[Slovakia]], 2009)<ref>Slovak republic website, [http://www.slovak-republic.org/symbols/honours/ State honours] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413004835/http://www.slovak-republic.org/symbols/honours/ |date=2016-04-13 }} : 1st Class in 2009 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)</ref>
* [[File:Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia).svg|60px]] Recipient of the [[Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia)|Order for Exceptional Merits]] ([[Slovenia]], 2009)<ref>[http://foto.sta.si/#!a/9614/131224 stafoto]</ref>
* [[File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg|60px]] Honorary Knight Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] ([[United Kingdom]], 10 February 2010, for his services to NATO)<ref>[http://www.nu.nl/buitenland/2181670/hoge-britse-ridderorde-hoop-scheffer.html Hoge Britse ridderorde voor De Hoop Scheffer] - Website www.nu.nl ''(Dutch)''</ref>