John S. McCain Freedom Award
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Reserve your place at the 2023 Freedom Award Celebration using the registration menu to the left.
Additional information on contribution levels can be found below.
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Contribution Levels
IRI Friend
$1,000 – Individual (Suggested Contribution)
- One (1) Invitation to join the Freedom Award and Reception
IRI Supporter
$5,000 – Corporation/Foundation or Individual
- Two (2) Invitations to Freedom Award and Reception
- Logo and/or Name shown during Award and in Printed Program
IRI Sponsor
$10,000 – Corporation/Foundation or Individual
- Four (4) Invitations to Freedom Award and Reception
- Logo and/or Name shown during Award and in Printed Program
- Invitations to IRI events throughout the year
IRI Benefactor
$25,000 – Corporation/Foundation or Individual
- Six (6) Invitations to Freedom Award and Reception
- One (1) Select Invitation to the VIP Lunch day of the Award Celebration with Congressional Guests
- Prominent Placement of Logo and/or Name during Award and in Printed Program
- Membership in the IRI Business Leadership Council with invitations to events throughout the year
IRI Patron
$50,000 – Corporation/Foundation or Individual
- Ten (10) Invitations to Freedom Award and Reception
- Two (2) select invitations to VIP Lunch day of the Award with Congressional Guests
- Top Placement of Logo and/or Name during Awards and in Printed Program
- Membership in the IRI Business Leadership Council with invitations to events throughout the year
Overview
Since 1995, the International Republican Institute’s Freedom Award Celebration has honored individuals whose commitment to the advancement of democracy, freedom, and human liberty has created opportunity for millions of people around the world. As IRI’s highest honor, the Freedom Award exemplifies the goals and accomplishments of strengthening democracy for a safer, more secure world.
Over the years, honorees have included luminaries such as President Ronald Reagan; President George H.W. Bush; President George W. Bush; Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf; Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Laureate and Burmese democracy leader; Natan Sharansky, former political prisoner and human rights activist; and former secretaries of state Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and James A. Baker.
Posthumous awards have also been given to Pope John Paul II; The Honorable Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger.
In 2021, IRI was honored to present the Freedom Award to the people of Lithuania, Burma, Belarus, and Cuba.
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