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Democracy Service Medal

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

Foundation Annual Human Rights Grants

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Overview

Democracy Service Medal

Program Type: Annual recognition award (not a grant)

Overview: An award presented by the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy to honor distinguished service to democracy.

Recurrence: Annual

Recent Honorees:

  • 2025: Pastor Wang Yi, The 11th Panchen Lama (Gedhun Choekyi Nyima)

  • 2024: Evgenia Kara-Murza, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
  • Legacy: The award honors the legacy of Oswaldo Payá, a Cuban dissident and democracy advocate.

    Contact:

  • Phone: (202) 378-9700

  • Email: INFO@NED.ORG

  • Address: 1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

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    human-rights

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