Liberty Medal

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Liberty Medal
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Philadelphia Liberty Medal
Location Philadelphia
Country United States
Presented by National Constitution Center (NCC)
First award1989
Website http://www.constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Bill Clinton and Steven Spielberg at the 2009 ceremony

The Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the National Constitution Center (NCC) of the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by the Philadelphia Foundation. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and presenting of the award to recipients. Recipients are now chosen by the NCC and its board of trustees. [1]

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List of recipients

YearCountryName
2024Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ken Burns [2]
2023Flag of the United States.svg  United States Judy Woodruff and David Rubenstein
2022Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy [3]
2021Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Jimmy Lai [4]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Loujain al-Hathloul
2020Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg [5]
2019Flag of the United States.svg  United States Anthony Kennedy [6]
2018Flag of the United States.svg  United States George W. Bush and Laura Bush [7]
2017Flag of the United States.svg  United States John McCain [8]
2016Flag of the United States.svg  United States John Lewis
2015Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 14th Dalai Lama
2014Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Malala Yousafzai [9]
2013Flag of the United States.svg  United States Hillary Clinton
2012Flag of the United States.svg  United States Muhammad Ali [10]
2011Flag of the United States.svg  United States Robert Gates
2010Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Tony Blair
2009Flag of the United States.svg  United States Steven Spielberg
2008Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Mikhail Gorbachev [ citation needed ]
2007Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Bono
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa)
2006Flag of the United States.svg  United States George H. W. Bush
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bill Clinton
2005Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko
2004Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Hamid Karzai [11] [12]
2003Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sandra Day O'Connor
2002Flag of the United States.svg  United States Colin Powell
2001Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Kofi Annan
2000Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dr. James D. Watson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Dr. Francis Crick
1999Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Dae-jung
1998Flag of the United States.svg  United States George J. Mitchell
1997Flag of the United States.svg  United States CNN International
1996Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Shimon Peres
1995Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sadako Ogata
1994Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Václav Havel
1993Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Nelson Mandela
Frederik Willem de Klerk
1992Flag of the United States.svg  United States Thurgood Marshall
1991Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Óscar Arias Sánchez
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Médecins Sans Frontières
1990Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jimmy Carter
1989Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lech Wałęsa

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.constitutioncenter.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Past Recipients of the Liberty Medal | Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Liberty Medal to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy". Toronto Star. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ↑ "2021 Recipients - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be awarded this year's Liberty Medal". CNN – cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Ceremony - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  7. ↑ The 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony
  8. ↑ Remarks At The 2017 Liberty Medal Ceremony
  9. ↑ "Liberty Medal for Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai". Michaelle Bond. Philly.com. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Muhammad Ali named recipient of 2012 Liberty Medal". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  11. ↑ "HAMID KARZAI 2004 Liberty Medal Recipient"
  12. ↑ "Afghan President Hamid Karzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal"
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