Order of Freedom (Kosovo)

The Order of Freedom (Albanian: Urdhri i Lirisë) is an award conferred by the Republic of Kosovo.

Recipients

Notable recipients include then-current U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2009),^[1] former prime minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair (2016),^[2] U.S. Senator John McCain (2017),^[3]^[4] U.S. Air Force General David L. Goldfein (2017),^[3] President of Albania Bujar Nishani (2017),^[5] former French prime minister Alain Juppé (2018),^[6] former U.S. President Bill Clinton, (2019)^[7]^[8] and then-current U.S. President Donald Trump (2020).^[9]

^ "Kosovo Awards US Vice-President Biden Golden Medal of Freedom". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04 – via Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency.
^ "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
^ "In Kosovo, McCain receives Order of Freedom". Prishtina Insight. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
^ "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", President of the Republic of Kosovo – Dr. Vjosa Osmani – Sadriu, 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
^ "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.