*Established the [[St. Photios National Shrine (St. Augustine, Florida)|St. Photios National Shrine]] in St. Augustine, Florida
*Friend to nine US presidents and religious and political leaders worldwide
*Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, bestowed by President Jimmy Carter on [[June 9]], 1980[http://www.medaloffreedom.com/ArchbishopIakovos.htm]
*Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1986
*Served nine years as co-president of the [[World Council of Churches]]