The Order of Freedom (Albanian: Urdhri i Lirisë) is an award conferred by the Republic of Kosovo.
Recipients
Notable recipients include current President of the United States Joseph Biden (2009),[1] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair (2016),[2] United States Senator John McCain (2017),[3] U.S. Air Force General David L. Goldfein (2017),[3] President of Albania Bujar Nishani (2017),[4] former French prime minister Alain Juppé (2018),[5] and former Presidents of the United States Bill Clinton (2019)[6][7] and Donald Trump (2020).[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Kosovo Awards US Vice-President Biden Golden Medal of Freedom - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "President Sejdiu gives the Golden Medal of Freedom to Prime Minister Blair" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, president-ksgov.net. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b EVIDENCE OF THE GRANTED DECORATIONS BY PRESIDENT HASHIM THAÇI (PDF), Office of the President of Kosovo, December 31, 2017
- ^ "President Thaçi received the President of Albania, Bujar Nishani". president-ksgov.net.
- ^ President Thaçi decorates former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé with "The Order of Freedom" medal, Office of the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, March 14, 2018
- ^ Kosovo honors Clinton with Freedom Order, Radio Free Europe Balkan Service, June 11, 2019 – via ProQuest
- ^ "Kosovo decorates Bill Clinton with a 'freedom medal'". Al Arabiya. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "Kosovo awards Trump with Order of Freedom for peace efforts". Associated Press. September 18, 2020.