The Distinguished Intelligence Cross is the highest decoration awarded by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

It is given for "a voluntary act or acts of extraordinary heroism involving the acceptance of existing dangers with conspicuous fortitude and exemplary courage".

Only a handful of people have been awarded this medal in the history of the agency, most posthumously.

As a consequence, it is one of the rarest awards for valor in the United States.

[2][3][failed verification] The agency has two awards for valor; the other is the Intelligence Star, which is analogous to the military's Silver Star.