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Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour, U2 frontman Bono and billionaire George Soros are among those to receive America’s highest civilian honor from outgoing president Joe Biden.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded this year to 19 people, including cultural icons, politicians and activists.
They have been chosen because they are “good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world,” the White House said.
Biden will present the medals at the White House in a ceremony on Saturday.
bondwhose real name is Paul David Hewson, has already been awarded France’s highest cultural honor and received an honorary knighthood.
He is known for campaigning against poverty and supporting people with HIV/AIDS.
wintourOne of fashion’s biggest players, he has been editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988 and, among other charities, helped raise more than $20 million for AIDS research.
she too money raised for UK arts organizations following funding cuts in 2022.
Billionaire philanthropist and major Democratic donor George Soros and American politician Hillary Clinton They are also among the recipients.
In 2018, Soros, a Hungarian-born financier, was one of Donald Trump’s high-profile critics who was targeted by a postal attacker.
Clinton, the former US secretary of state, will receive the award just weeks before her former political rival is sworn in as president. He lost to Trump in the 2016 election.
Cultural luminaries, including actors Denzel Washington and Michael J Fox – will receive the medal together with the soccer star Lionel MessiRetired Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson and fashion designer ralph lauren.
Founder of the American Film Institute George Stevens Jr. and former president of the Kennedy Center David Rubinstein are among the cohort receiving medals.
Other recipients include humanitarian and chef. Jose Andreswhose World Central Kitchen has helped provide food to civilians in war zones and areas affected by natural disasters; acclaimed British conservationist Jane Goodall and science educator Bill Nye.
Former United States Attorney General Robert Kennedyformer secretary of defense ash cartercivil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer and former governor of Michigan George Romney He will receive the award posthumously.
Established under former President John F. Kennedy, the medal is awarded at the discretion of the president with the advice of an outside advisory panel.
Previous recipients of the award include the most decorated gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh and Apple founder Steve Jobs.