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List of honorary citizens of the United States; Num. Name Image Date Nationality Note Ref. 1 Sir Winston Churchill: April 9, 1963 United Kingdom: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, notably during World War II. [8] [15] 2 Raoul Wallenberg: October 5, 1981 [a] Sweden: Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews in Hungary from the Holocaust. [16] 3, 4 ...
This is a list of American citizens who have held titles of nobility from other countries. Nobility is not granted by the United States itself under the Title of Nobility Clause of the Constitution .
Honorary Canadian citizenship requires unanimous approval in both houses of Parliament.The only people to ever receive honorary Canadian citizenship are Raoul Wallenberg posthumously in 1985; Nelson Mandela in 2001; the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso in 2006; Aung San Suu Kyi in 2007 (revoked in 2018); Prince Karim Aga Khan in 2009; and Malala Yousafzai in 2014.
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It can also be revoked. Since 1839, initiated by mayor Ignaz Czapka, recipients have been listed in the honorary citizenship book, although a few are missing. The recipients also receive an official diploma The following list is ordered according to the year of bestowal: Francis Rawdon (14 February 1797) Friedrich Ernst Graf Marschall (14 ...
Former President of the United States: For his contribution to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and his support of the independence of the Baltic states. For example, he proclaimed the Baltic Freedom Day in 1982. 2 27 February 1996: Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (1939–) Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
[1] [2] [5] Ten of the recipients were from English-speaking countries. [6] Joseph Priestley's son William had been granted citizenship earlier, on 8 June 1792, in recognition of his father's accomplishments. [2] James Madison and Thomas Paine enthusiastically accepted the honorary citizenship.
Soprano and honorary member of the Romanian Academy, named UNESCO Artist for Peace and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Romania [2] 1992 George Emil Palade (1912–2008) Physician and scientist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 Romania/ United States: Viorica Cortez (born 1935) Mezzo-soprano Romania/ France: Ileana Cotrubaș ...