Tulsi Gabbard
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
Tulsi Gabbard has achieved several historic firsts. She was the first Hindu American and first Samoan American elected to the U.S. Congress. She was the first female combat veteran to run for president. As Director of National Intelligence, she became the highest-ranking Pacific Islander American government official in U.S. history. In the military, she was the first woman in the Alabama Military Academy's 50-year history to earn Distinguished Honor Graduate and the first woman to receive an award of appreciation from the Kuwaiti military. These achievements reflect her trailblazing path across both military and political spheres.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
First Hindu American elected to Congress
First practicing Hindu to serve in the U.S. Congress.
First Samoan American elected to Congress
First American Samoan to serve in the U.S. Congress.
First female combat veteran to run for president
First woman with combat experience to seek the U.S. presidency.
Highest-ranking Pacific Islander American government official
First Pacific Islander American to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
First female Distinguished Honor Graduate at Alabama Military Academy
First woman in the academy's 50-year history to earn this distinction.
First woman to receive Award of Appreciation from Kuwaiti military
First female recipient of this award.