
Oficialul britanic va fi medaliat săptămâna viitoare, pe 13 ianuarie, într-o ceremonie care va avea loc la Casa Albă. Distincţia îi va fi înmânată de fostul prim-ministru australian John Howard şi de preşedintele Columbiei, Alvaro Uribe. Medalia Prezidenţială a Libertăţii este cea mai înaltă decoraţie acordată civililor, alături de Medalia de Aur a Congresului, pe care o poate atribui doar forul respectiv. Fostul prim-ministru britanic a primit-o şi pe aceasta din urmă în iulie 2003, la scurt timp după invazia americană în Irak, însă nu a ridicat-o oficial. Blair a fost, spre dezamăgirea şi chiar furia multor cetăţeni ai ţării sale, unul dintre cei mai aprigi susţinători ai Statelor Unite, în special în problema invaziei din Irak.
Săptămâna evenimentului este şi ultima a lui George Bush la Casa Albă, acesta urmând să „predea ştafeta” la preşedinţia SUA noului şef de stat Barack Obama, pe 20 ianuarie.
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