Democracy Service Medal
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This list of recipients of the Democracy Service Medal covers recipients of the National Endowment for Democracy's Democracy Service Medal. The Medal was established in 1999 and awarded annually, sometimes to more than one person.[1]
Recipients
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- 2016: Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (Tibet) (Posthumous)[2]
- 2013: Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuania)
- 2012: Madeleine K. Albright (USA), George P. Shultz (USA)[3]
- 2011: Laura Pollán, Cuba; Jean Bethke Elshtain, USA; Floribert Chebeya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2010: Vin Weber, USA; the Dalai Lama, Tibet; Francis Fukuyama, USA
- 2009: Leszek Kołakowski, Poland
- 2008: Max Kampelman, USA; Tom Lantos, USA
- 2007: Morton I. Abramowitz, USA; Emmanuel Kampouris, USA; Václav Havel, Czech Republic
- 2006: Thomas R. Donahue, USA
- 2005: John C. Whitehead, USA; John Richardson, Jr., USA
- 2004: Bob Graham, USA; Seymour Martin Lipset, USA; Matthew McHugh, USA
- 2003: Enrique Bolaños, Nicaragua; Donald M. Payne, USA
- 2002: Chen-Wu Sue-jen, Taiwan; Jan Nowak, Poland; Paula J. Dobriansky, USA
- 2001: John Brademas, USA; Fred Iklé, USA; Richard Lugar, USA; Stephen Solarz, USA
- 2000: John B. Hurford, USA
- 1999: Lech Walesa, Poland; Lane Kirkland, USA; Alexandr Vondra, Czech Republic; Martin Butora, Slovakia
References
[edit]- ^ "Democracy Service Medal". National Endowment for Democracy. 13 September 2010.
- ^ Kyi, Dorji (June 17, 2016). "Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Honoured with the Democracy Service Medal". Contact Magazine. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Albright, Shultz Honored with Democracy Service Medal". NDI. June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2020.