Journalism on the Frontlines of Freedom
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
NED made a posthumous presentation of the Democracy Service Medal to honor the life and legacy of Fred Hiatt at an event focused on the important work of journalists from frontline countries and the dangers and challenges they face.
NED to honor late Sen. John McCain with Democracy Service Medal at IRI...
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will honor the late Senator John McCain with a posthumous presentation of NED’s Democracy Service Medal. NED Chairman Andrew Card will present the Medal tonight,...
Mustafa: Film Screening and Discussion
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
The National Endowment for Democracy presented a screening of the documentary film "Mustafa", and hosted a conversation with the film's subject and human rights activist, Mustafa Dzhemilev. Following the screening, Mustafa Dzhemilev was awarded the Democracy Service Medal.
DEMOCRACY AND HOPE: DALAI LAMA TO SPEAK WITH FOUR DYNAMIC...
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
We were delighted to welcome His Holiness to NED where he engaged in conversation with four dynamic young activists.
2014 DEMOCRACY SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO U.S. Representative Frank Wolf...
Accepting the Medal, Rep. Wolf focused on the courage of Chinese activists like those honored alongside him, acknowledging he was moved to be in their company.
2013 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Vytautas Landsbergis & The...
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) honored Lithuania’s former president Vytautas Landsbergis with the Democracy Service Medal.
2011 DEMOCRACY SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO Jean Bethke Elshtain
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
NED President Carl Gershman presented the Democracy Service Medal to long-time Board member Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain served as the NED Board specialist for South Asia and has also written and lectured extensively on the topic of religion and democracy.
2011 Democracy Service Medal Posthumously Awarded to Floribert Chebeya
The medal presentation was an emotional end to a half-day conference, “Voices from the Congo: the Road Ahead,” co-organized by NED, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Eastern Congo Initiative.
2010 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Francis Fukuyama
REMARKS OF NED PRESIDENT CARL GERSHMAN AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE DEMOCRACY SERVICE MEDAL TO FRANCIS FUKUYAMA.
2010 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Dalai Lama
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the Democracy Service Medal in recognition of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s commitment to advancing the principles of democracy and human dignity on February 19, 2010 in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress.
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