Mogae was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 20 March 2008 for his "exemplary leadership" in making Botswana a "model" of democracy and good governance.[13]
O ne a abelwa tlotla ya Grand Cross of the Legion d'honneur ke Tautona wa French rre Nicolas Sarkozy ka kgwedi ya mopitlo e le masome a mabedi ka go nna "sekai mo bogoging" le go dira Botswana " seelo" sa puso ya batho ka batho le go busa ka tshiamo.