Keywords: Medal of Freedom 2009 - Poitier, Robinson, Tutu.jpg en Former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson centre congratulates actor and diplomat Sidney Poitier left after he received the Medal of Freedom from United States President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on 12 August 2009 Fellow recipients looking on are Archbishop Desmond Tutu right and back row left to right are Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Chita Rivera Dr Janet Davison Rowley and Muhammad Yunus The medal is the highest civilian honour in the United States 2009-08-12 http //www whitehouse gov/blog/A-Thank-You-to-Some-of-the-Finest-Citizens-in-the-World White House White House/Chuck Kennedy DEFAULTSORT 20090812 PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Mary Robinson Sidney Poitier Desmond Tutu Sandra Day O'Connor Chita Rivera Muhammad Yunus East Room White House Photographs by Chuck Kennedy Uploaded by O'Dea |