The TFAS Prague Freedom Award is awarded annually during the closing ceremony in at the TFAS International program in Prague. The award has been presented to numerous acting or former heads of state for their commitment to democracy and free-market economies.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland2018: The Honorable Dr. Pavol Demes
Former Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs
2017: The Honorable Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
President of Croatia
2016: The Honorable Mikheil Saakashvili
Former President of Georgia
2015: Ivan Mikloš
Former Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic
2014: The Honorable Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia
2013: The Honorable Iveta Radičová
Former Prime Minister of Slovakia
2012: The Honorable Valdis Dombrovski
Prime Minister of Latvia
2011: The Honorable Boris Tadic
President of the Republic of Serbia
2010: The Honorable Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland
2009: The Honorable Vaclav Klaus
President of the Czech Republic
2008: The Honorable Jose Aznar
Former Prime Minister of Spain
2007: The Honorable Andrus Ansip
Prime Minister of Estonia
2006: The Honorable Ivo Sanader
Prime Minster of the Republic of Croatia
2005: The Honorable Valdas Adamkus
President of the Republic of Lithuania
2004: The Honorable Jan Bielecki
Former Prime Minister of Poland
2003: The Honorable Mart Laar
Former Prime Minister of Estonia
2002: The Honorable Zoran Djindjic
Prime Minister of Serbia
2001: The Honorable Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary
2000: The Honorable Vaira Vike-Freiberga
President of Latvia
1999: The Honorable Mikulas Dzurinda
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
1998: The Honorable Janez Drnovsek
Prime Minister of Slovenia
1997: The Honorable Arpad Goncz
President of Hungary
1996: The Honorable Lech Walesa
Former President of the Republic of Poland
1995: The Honorable Vaclav Klaus
Prime Minster of the Czech Republic
1994: David R. Jones, President & CEO
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