Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will be among the recipients this year of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, which is given by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to underscore the importance of fighting for democracy.
It is also the first time the foundation is honoring five people simultaneously with the award. Other recipients this year will be Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), Arizona House Speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers (R) and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, an election department employee in Fulton County, Ga.
“These honorees have placed their careers and lives on the line to protect democratic principles and free and fair elections,” the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said in announcing this year’s recipients. “They embody what President Kennedy admired most in others—political courage.”
The group praised Zelensky for leading Ukrainians “with candor and clarity” against the existential threat of Russia’s invasion. Zelensky’s “principled leadership has strengthened the resolve of Ukrainians and people around the globe to protect and defend the fragile human right of self-determination,” the foundation wrote.
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