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  • Photo report: Wynton honoured with the National Medal of Arts at White House

    Posted on November 11th, 2005 in Photo

    Yesterday, President George W. Bush honored Wynton and other authors, musicians and historians from New York and elsewhere, with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal.

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  • Wynton to receive the National Medal of Arts

    Posted on November 9th, 2005 in News

    U.S. President George Bush plans to present the 2005 National Humanities Medals and National Medals of Arts in Oval Office ceremonies Thursday.
    Wynton is among those who will receive a National Medal of Arts

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  • Wynton honored as State Department’s Culture Connect Ambassador

    Posted on December 17th, 2004 in News

    At a special U.S. Department of State ceremony December 13, Secretary of State Colin Powell honored 13 celebrities in the arts and sports who serve as the Department’s CultureConnect ambassadors, reaching out to young people around the world. The CultureConnect program, created by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Patricia S. Harrison, recruits men and women acclaimed in their fields who are willing to contribute their time and talent on behalf of youth.

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