President Joe Biden will confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 individuals, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, billionaire philanthropist George Soros, humanitarian José Andrés, and scientist Jane Goodall, among others. The awards ceremony will take place at the White House on Saturday.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will award the nation’s highest civilian honor to more than a dozen politicians, philanthropists and cultural icons, the White House announced Saturday. The list of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients includes former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire donor George Soros . The recipients are scheduled to receive the awards at a White House ceremony Saturday. Four people are being honored posthumously.
Other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday include humanitarian and chef José Andrés, whose World Central Kitchen has helped provide food for civilians in war zones and areas hit by natural disasters; Jane Goodall, a highly acclaimed conservationist and scientist; and Bill Nye, a science educator who rose to fame with the show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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