The George Washington Spymaster Award is the highest award that can be bestowed upon civilians or

military personnel Military personnel or military service members are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, coast guard, air force, and space force), rank ( office ...

working for the

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. The award comes with a full-sized medal, a necklet, a lapel pin, and a ribbon. Named after

George Washington George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...

, the first

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and military strategist, the award is highly prestigious in the United States Intelligence Community and is presented by the

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personally to the recipient. Both civilians and military personnel can be awarded this.

Notable Recipients

Very few recipients of this award are known to the general public; among them are: * Paul Nakasone,

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* Stephanie O'Sullivan,

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and

ODNI The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a cabinet-level United States government intelligence and security official. The position is required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head o ...

* Robert D. Sharp, USN and NGA * Harry Wetherbee,

References

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