Mr. Maalouf has received several awards including the 2006 Distinguished Wall of Fame from his alma mater, USAID's Meritorious Honor Award in 2005, and two certificates of appreciation in 2008. He was the recipient of the Patriarchal Golden Cross of Jerusalem from the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Alexandria, and Jerusalem in 1998. He has also been recognized for his dedicated commitment to public service and community organizations.

Mr. Maalouf has been interviewed and written for numerous magazines, televisions and newspapers. His book How Many Times… I Told You - Reflections, Memories and Hope for Lebanon was published in 2007. In 2011, he collaborated with author Stephen Kaufman on The Road to 1559 – Lebanon at the Core of the George W. Bush Administration.

He served as Heritage Co-Chair, Middle Eastern of the Catholic Task Force of the Republican National Committee and Co-Chairman of the American Dreamers on behalf of the Lebanese American community in support of President George W. Bush.

In 1983, Mr. Maalouf founded the Metrolina Phoenician Club in North Carolina and in 1988 was a founder and former national Vice President of the National Alliance of Lebanese Americans. In 1987 he was the national executive director of the American Lebanese League and was instrumental and behind the establishment of the Lebanese American Coalition in 2004 through which he hoped to unite all Lebanese American activists behind a free and democratic Lebanon. Mr. Maalouf initiated and spearheaded the Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership mission to Lebanon and serves as current President. He ran in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections and was able to place his candidacy on the map of the Shouf District with a notable record for an independent candidate running within the complex election law that is currently implemented in Lebanon.

In June 2007 family, friends and supporters of Mr. Maalouf established the Walid Maalouf Foundation. It is an educational non-religious, non-sectarian and non-political organization. Its primary objectives are to help needy Lebanese students from first grade to high school reach their educational goals; to help build a library and an international center with easy access for every Lebanese child; to provide the necessary support for families to encourage reading in the home.

Mr. Maalouf was born in Beirut, Lebanon and graduated from Belmont Abbey-Sacred Heart College in Belmont, North Carolina and the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia, where he completed executive courses in public diplomacy and communications.

		Lycée De Jeunes Filles / Abdel Kader Saturday, June 22, 2019 Ms. Rima Ariss Yaghi; Principal Hana Kurdi Samak; Mm. Salwa Seniora Baassiri, representative of the Rafik Hariri Foundation and Mr. Daniel Pestourie, Proviseur of the three French Lycée in Lebanon bestowing on Mr. Walid Maalouf the school Award in recognition of his dedicated work for a sovereign, free and democratic Lebanon and of his services to President George W. Bush Administration.
		The Kataeb Party, Baabda District, Hammana Chapter Friday, May 31, 2019 Former Parliament Candidate Mr. Ramzi Bou Khaled bestowing on Mr. Maalouf a plaque of appreciation for his work on Lebanon issues through the decision makers in the George W. Bush Administration including UNSCR 1559
		Beirut Golden Awards 02/26/2018 The Beirut Golden Awards Association bestowed on Mr. Walid Maalouf this award on its annual gala in recognition of his dedicated work for a sovereign, free and democratic Lebanon and his advancement in the United States of America. ((Mr. Maalouf receiving the award from Mr. Mohamad Halwani, President of the BGA Association and media personality Mr. Alain Dergham)

		Lebanese Melkite Higher Council 7/29/2107 His Beatitude Joseph Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem appointed Mr. Walid Maalouf to the Lebanese Melkite Higher Council to serve the Melkite Church in Lebanon and abroad.
		Focus on Lebanon Award Ceremony Friday, November 7, 2013 Walid Maalouf was an honored guest at a dinner hosted by the Academic Forum Beirut Berlin and was recognized by Focus on Lebanon Organization bestowing on him the Star from Lebanon Award "2a3lam min belad el2arz" in Harisa. (Mr. Maalouf receiving the award from Dr. Fadi Comair, Director General of the Lebanese Water Resources)
		Outstanding Leadership & Achievement Award 03/01/2008 The Lebanese American Association (LAA) bestowed on Mr. Walid Maalouf its Outstanding Leadership & Achievement Award at their 17th Annual Gala Dinner in San Francisco, California.  (Mr. Maalouf receiving the award from LAA President Tom Makdisi)
		Certificates of Appreciation 01/30/2008 Walid Maalouf was a recipient of two USAID 2007 Certificates of Appreciation Award for his outstanding support of public diplomacy efforts in the Middle East and the second - In recognition of his unwavering support of the President’s foreign policy agenda to various US Diaspora organizations and foreign countries in both Arabic and English. (With USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance the Honorable Henrietta Fore)
		Platinum Emigrante Award 04/28/2007 The World Lebanese Cultural Union bestowed on Mr. Walid Maalouf its second highest Platinum Emigrante Award in Montreal at the US-Canada regional meeting in recognition of the major and central role he played at the United Nations as the Alternate Representative of the US to the 58th General Assembly, appointed by president George W. Bush, and his important intervention in support of implementing UNSCR 1559 to help liberate Lebanon from the Syrian occupation. (Mr. Maalouf receiving the award from the WLCU President Mr. Anis Garabet)
		Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame 04/01/ 2006 Belmont Abbey and Sacred Heart National Alumni Board inducted Walid Maalouf into the Distinguished Wall of Fame administered by the President and the Abbot of Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina.  (With Abbot Placid Solari, Dr. William K. Thierfelder, President of Belmont Abbey and Michael P. McGinnis, President of the Alumni Board)
		Meritorious Honor Award 11/17/2005 Walid Maalouf was a recipient of the USAID 2005  Meritorious Honor Award which he received at the annual Awards Ceremony, A Celebration of Excellence in Development, in recognition for substantial and direct contribution to USAID's public outreach to the diplomatic community, Middle Eastern and Arab American communities, as well as other key organizations with a substantive interest in the Agency's foreign assistance activities. (With the former Administrator of USAID the Honorable Andrew Natsios)

Achievement & Appreciation Award 11/21/2004 Mr. Maalouf received the Achievement & Appreciation Award from the American Lebanese Coordination Council at their annual conference in Cleveland, Ohio to promote peace, democracy and to support the United Nations resolution 1559 aimed at liberating Lebanon from the Syrian occupation.  (With the leadership of ALCC Mr. Maroun, Mr. Hage and Mr. Faddoul)