Editing Hamid Karzai (section)

==Honorary degrees and awards==
[[File:Hamid Karzai with Jack Kingston.jpg|thumb|Karzai receiving a [[:wikt:commemorative|commemorative]] [[medal]]lion of 11 September 2001 attacks from [[Jack Kingston]]. The medallion was forged from steel salvaged from the [[World Trade Center site]].]]
Over the years Hamid Karzai has become a well recognized figure. He has received a number of awards and honorary degrees from famous government and educational institutions around the world. The following are some of his awards and honoraria.
* A [[:wikt:commemorative|commemorative]] [[medal]]lion of 11 September 2001 attacks from the [[United States House of Representatives]], presented to him by member of the House [[Jack Kingston]] on 29 January 2002.
* In June 2002, received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council member [[James Earl Jones]] at the Achievement Summit at [[Dublin Castle]] in Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= The day I met Bill Clinton for a chat about the world |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |url= https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Irish-Times-June-3-2002.pdf}}</ref>
* An honorary doctorate in literature from [[Himachal Pradesh University]] in India, his alma mater, on 7 March 2003.
* On 6 June 2003, Karzai was created an [[List of honorary British knights|Honorary Knight Grand Cross]] of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="bbc_6_June_2003">{{Cite news|date = 3 June 2003|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2968994.stm|title = Queen gives Karzai knighthood|work = BBC News|access-date = 1 August 2008|archive-date = 19 August 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080819203903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2968994.stm|url-status = live}}</ref>
* On 4 July 2004, Karzai was awarded the [[Liberty Medal|Philadelphia Liberty Medal]] in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. In his acceptance speech, Karzai stated: "Where Liberty dies, evil grows. We Afghans have learned from our historical experiences that liberty does not come easily. We profoundly appreciate the value of liberty&nbsp;... for we have paid for it with our lives. And we will defend liberty with our lives."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal/recipient_2004.html |title=2004 Recipient Hamid Karzai&nbsp;— Liberty Medal&nbsp;— National Constitution Center |publisher=Constitutioncenter.org |date=4 July 2004 |access-date=31 January 2010 |archive-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103072327/http://constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal/recipient_2004.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On 22 May 2005, received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from [[Boston University]].<ref name="bu.edu">{{cite web|date=22 May 2005 |url=http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=937 |title=Afghan president Hamid Karzai challenges Boston University graduates to be guided by humanity |publisher=[[Boston University]] |access-date=11 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911150947/http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=937 |archive-date=11 September 2006 }}</ref>
* On 25 May 2005, received an honorary degree from the Center for Afghan Studies at the [[University of Nebraska at Omaha|University of Nebraska&nbsp;— Omaha]].
* On 25 September 2006, received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from [[Georgetown University]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}.
* In June 2012, received an honorary Doctorate from [[Nippon Sport Science University]].
* [[Lovely Professional University]] conferred an honorary Doctorate on Karzai on 20 May 2013.