- Numerous distinguished appointments, including advisor, U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979; member, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1977; member, National Commission on Social Security Reform, 1983; member, U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 1970, 1973; advisor, U.S. Delegation to Study the Arab Refugee Problem, 1967; and advisor, President's Delegation to Study the Food Crisis in India, 1966.
- In January 2018, Sen. Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.
- Following September 11, 2001, Dole served with former President Bill Clinton as co-chair of the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund to raise over $120 million for the educational needs of the families of victims.
- Recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian award; Distinguished Service Award from the United States Association of Former Members of Congress; American Legion's prestigious Distinguished Service Medal; Horatio Alger Award from The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans; U.S. Defense Department’s Distinguished Public Service Award; and the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Teddy Roosevelt Award. Senator Dole is the co-recipient, along with his former Senate colleague George McGovern, of the 2008 World Food Prize, recognizing individuals who have advanced human development through increased quality, quantity, and availability of food.
- Selected in 2007 by President Bush to co-chair the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, which closely examined the comprehensive system of medical care received by U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
- In 2004, received the Golden Medal of Freedom from the president of Kosovo for his support of the protection, freedom, independence, and democracy of Kosovo.
- In 1997, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, which is awarded by the president to persons deemed to have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interest of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
- Chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons in former Yugoslavia, 1997-2001.
- National Chairman of the World War II Memorial Campaign, 1997-2004.
- Served as president of the Federal City Council in Washington, D.C.; honorary co-chair of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, part of the U.S.A. Freedom Corps; and chairman of the Board of The Dole Foundation, which he established in 1983 to advance educational and workforce opportunities for the disabled. The Robert Dole Scholarship Fund for Disabled Students was established in his honor at the United Negro College Fund.
- Served on active duty in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division in World War II, during which he was gravely wounded and received for heroic achievement two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Special Counsel,
- Phone: 202.654.4848
- Email: bob.dole@alston.com
A prominent statesman and the nation's longest serving Republican leader, Senator Dole is respected for his views on issues ranging from health care to foreign affairs. Holding numerous distinguished appointments, he is one of the most requested advisors in the public policy arena.