List of honors and awards received by Barack Obama
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. These include:
National honors
Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
---|---|---|---|
United States of America | 5 January 2017 | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service [1] | |
Foreign honors
Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 3 June 2009 | Order of King Abdulaziz (Collar) [2] | |
Israel | 21 March 2013 | President's Medal [3] | |
Scholastic
- Honorary degrees
Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave Commencement Address |
---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois | 4 June 2005 | Knox College | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[4][5] | Yes [6] |
Massachusetts | 2 June 2006 | University of Massachusetts Boston | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[7] | Yes [8] |
Illinois | 16 June 2006 | Northwestern University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[9] | Yes [10] |
Louisiana | 13 August 2006 | Xavier University of Louisiana | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[11] | Yes [12] |
District of Columbia | 12 May 2007 | Howard University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[13] | |
New Hampshire | 19 May 2007 | Southern New Hampshire University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[14] | Yes [15] |
Connecticut | 25 May 2008 | Wesleyan University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[16][17] | Yes [18] |
Indiana | 17 May 2009 | University of Notre Dame | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[19][20] | Yes [21] |
Michigan | 1 May 2010 | University of Michigan | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[22] | Yes [23] |
Virginia | 9 May 2010 | Hampton University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[24] | Yes [25] |
Ohio | 5 May 2013 | Ohio State University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[26] | Yes [27] |
Georgia (U.S. state) | 19 May 2013 | Morehouse College | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[28] | Yes [29] |
District of Columbia | 7 May 2016 | Howard University | Doctor of Science (D.Sc)[13][30] | Yes [31] |
New Jersey | 15 May 2016 | Rutgers University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[32][33] | Yes [34] |
Awards
- 2008: His concession speech after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video "Yes We Can", which was viewed 10 million times on YouTube in its first month[44] and received a Daytime Emmy Award.[45]
- 9 February 2020: Best Documentary Feature Academy Award for American Factory, made by the Obamas' production company, Higher Ground.[46] Barack Obama was not personally among the winners of the award.
Freedom of the City
- 2013: Cape Town. Awarded with Michelle Obama. The Award was accepted on their behalf by acting United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer. [47][48]
Namesakes
There are 13 community schools named after him, including: Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School, St Paul, Minnesota; Barack Obama Charter Elementary School, Compton, California; Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead, New York; Barack Obama Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia; President Barack Obama School - Public School 34, Jersey City, New Jersey. Barack Obama School of International Studies (Public 6-12 IB), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- "Commencement 2006: Sen. Obama to Address Grads". Northwestern University.
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uc3Xdry4SM
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcNXFz_QCVU
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- "Commencement 2016 Recap | Howard University". www2.howard.edu. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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- "Past Rutgers University Honorary Degree Recipients | Page 9 | Office of the Secretary of the University".
- "Commencement 2016 | Rutgers University". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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- "President Receives Transparency Award from Open-Government Coalition". 7 April 2011.
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