Order of Excellence (Jamaica)

National order of the Jamaican honour system Award

Order of Excellence
Type	Order
Presented by	Jamaica
Eligibility	Foreign Heads of State or Government
Motto	Excellence through Service
Established	2003
Total recipients	4

Neck ribbon Sash ribbon

Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of National Hero
Equivalent	Order of the Nation
Next (lower)	Order of Merit

The Order of Excellence is one of the six national orders of the Jamaican honours system, and it is awarded only to present and former foreign Heads of State or Government. The Order of Excellence is the most recent honour to be created, having been brought into being in 2003. The Order of Excellence took over the function of the Order of Merit, which is now awarded to "persons of notable achievement in particular fields of study".

Recipients

Thabo Mbeki	South Africa	1 July 2003
King Juan Carlos I of Spain	Spain	17 February 2009
Jakaya Kikwete	Tanzania	25 November 2009
Danilo Medina	Dominican Republic	27 November 2017

References

"National Honours and Awards of Jamaica" (PDF). Page 4, Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ "Order of Excellence (OE)". Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
"National Awards of Jamaica", Jamaica Information Service, accessed May 12, 2015.
"President Kikwete Awarded Order of Excellence". Jamaica Information Service. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
"President Medina Awarded Order of Excellence". Jamaica Information Service. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of Jamaica
Orders	Order of National Hero Order of the Nation Order of Excellence Order of Merit Order of Jamaica Order of Distinction
Medals	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Awards	Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation