“Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, whose courageous fight for free and fair elections inspired millions in his country and around the world and led to the end of a corrupt government, has been named the recipient of the 2005 Philadelphia Liberty Medal by its distinguished International Selection Commission. President Yushchenko will accept the Medal and its accompanying $100,000 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 17, America’s Constitution Day.”

After the ceremony, Yushchenko addressed the Ukrainian American Community at the
 Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception