Jeffrey Rosen and the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center invite you to the 34th Annual Liberty Medal Ceremony honoring

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny. 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022 

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER

525 Arch Street | Philadelphia, PA

6 p.m. Ceremony 

7–8:30 p.m.  Dinner Reception 

The Liberty Medal is made possible thanks to support from corporations, foundations, and individuals with proceeds going to further the work of the National Constitution Center.

Tickets and sponsorships are available to purchase through October 21, 2022. For any questions, please contact [email protected].  

The 2022 Liberty Medal Recipient

President Zelenskyy embodies the spirit and purpose of the Liberty Medal award, which recognizes those leaders who have furthered the ideals of freedom, equality, and the rule of law—the very values under assault in the wake of Russia’s brutal invasion.  

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has served as the president of Ukraine since May 2019. His courageous leadership in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has inspired people around the world to defend liberal democracy against the threat posed by illiberal authoritarianism, and has won him widespread international praise and awards, including the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, and awards from the governments of the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia.  

President Zelenskyy announced he will designate the $100,000 Liberty Medal prize to the Ukrainian Veterans Fund. Please note that given the circumstances, we do not expect President Zelenskyy to be in attendance in Philadelphia, but we plan to include acceptance remarks from him as part of the ceremony.

The Liberty Medal

The Liberty Medal, established in 1988 and hosted by the National Constitution Center since 2006, recognizes and celebrates individuals of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe. It has been bestowed upon an extraordinary group of men and women; a number of recipients of the Medal have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Recent recipients have included Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Senator John McCain, U.S. Representative John Lewis, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Malala Yousafzai. For a full list of past recipients, please click here. 

Thank you to the Liberty Medal Prize sponsors Ira M. Lubert & Pamela Estadt and to the event’s major underwriters, Citizens, Comcast NBCUniversal, and Stradley Ronon. For a full list of sponsors, please click here.

For more information about supporting the Liberty Medal contact Lauren Sylling, vice president of strategy & development at [email protected].