Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa is an order of Panama, instituted on 1 July 1941 (Ley No. 94 de 1 de julio de 1941). It is awarded for distinguished diplomatic services and contributions to international relations between Panama and other states.
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| Type | Order |
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| Gran Maestre | President of Panama |
| Gran Canciller | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Gray Falcon |
 Ribbon of the order | |
Cardinal Marc Ouellet wearing the sash and insignia of the order, 2012
Ranks
There are 5 ranks in the order:
- Extraordinary Grand Cross (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria)
- Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
- Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
- Commander (Comendador)
- Knight (Caballero)
Insignia
The ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.
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Notable recipients
- Extraordinary Grand Crosses
- Grand Crosses
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Miguel Alemán Velasco
- Henry H. Arnold
- Cristian Barros
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
- Jimmy Carter
- Jacques Diouf
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Felipe VI of Spain
- Guillermo Fernández de Soto
- William Halsey Jr.
- Kenneth I. Juster
- Queen Letizia of Spain
- Marc Ouellet
- Harry Radhakishun
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- Grand Officers
- Commanders
- José Arce
- Tomasa Ester Casís[1]
- Hector P. Garcia
- Allan L. Goldstein
- Edward Hanson
- Ernest King
- Flor María Araúz
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- Thomas W. Stukel
- Col. William André Wedemeyer
- Knights
- Alicia Alonso
- Bernardo Benes
- Ruth Fernández
- Samuel Lewis Galindo
- Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
- Carlos Morales Troncoso
- Ernest TC-Singh
References
- Alvarado, Angela; Marco, Yolanda, eds. (1996). "Tomasita Ester Casís". Mujeres que cambiaron nuestra historia [Women Who Changed Our History]. Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (in Spanish). Panamá: Instituto de la Mujer, Universidad de Panamá. pp. 53–54. OCLC 37620299.
- Medals of the World, Panama: Order of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
- Panama Foreign Office, State Protocol & Ceremonial Bureau (Spanish)
- Panama Condecorations (Spanish)
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