Other national honors and decorations
May 1986: Grand Cross of the Order of Antonio Jose de Sucre of Venezuela
September 1990: Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
April 1991: Commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium
December 1991: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit of Colombia
March 1995: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), UK
September 1995: Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela (Commander: October 1988))
March 1996: Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
February 1998: Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey
June 1999: Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
November 1999: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
March 2000: Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic, Spain
May 2001: Commander's Cross of the Bundesverdienstkreuz, Germany.
April 2004: Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Poland
December 2004: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn, First Class, Thailand
March 2005: Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur of France (Commander: April 1998)
May 2005: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal (GCM)
August 2005: Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernandez, Placa de Plata of Costa Rica
September 2005: Commander of the Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon
October 2007: Knight Grand Cross with the Grand Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Grand Officer: June 1998)
April 2010: Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula of the Philippines