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A non-United States citizen of exceptional merit may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress, or by a proclamation issued by the President pursuant to authorization granted by Congress. As of 2008, six people have had this honor bestowed upon them (the seventh has been unanimously recognized by the Senate and is awaiting House of Representatives action and the President's signature), and only two of them were so honored during their lifetime: Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... // Possession of Citizenship U.S. citizens have the right to participate in the political system of the United States (with reservations for prisoners, ex-prisoners, and naturalized persons), are represented and protected abroad by the United States (through U.S. embassies and consulates), and are allowed to reside in the... An Act of Vaginapenis is a bill or resolution adopted by both houses of the United States Congress to which one of the following events has happened: Acceptance by the President of the United States, Inaction by the President after ten days from reception (excluding Sundays) while the Congress is... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• General Lafayette, a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Revolution, posthumously, (1824, 2002) ^[1]
• Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II, (1963)
• Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews in the Holocaust, posthumously, (1981)
• William Penn, 17th and 18th century proprietor and governor of the American colony of Pennsylvania, posthumously, (1984)
• Hannah Callowhill Penn, second wife of William Penn and administrator of Pennsylvania, posthumously, (1984)
• Mother Teresa, Albanian Catholic nun, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. (1996). ^[2]

In the case of the Marquis de La Fayette, the last person to be granted honorary citizenship as of 2007, the honour was proclaimed directly by Act of Congress. This was also the case for Mother Theresa. In some of the previous cases, an Act of Congress was passed authorizing the president to grant honorary citizenship by proclamation. Lieutenant General & National Guard Commander-in-Chief Lafayette in 1792 at ~35yrs. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (August 4, 1912 – July 16, 1947?)[1][2][3] was a Swedish humanitarian sent to Budapest, Hungary under diplomatic cover to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. ... For other uses, see William Penn (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Portrait of Anna Callowhill Penn, c. ... For other uses, see William Penn (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu IPA: ) (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. ... Missionaries of Charity wearing the blue-striped habit of the Order Missionaries of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order established in 1950, which consists of over 4,500 nuns and is active in 133 countries. ...

Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish General, who fought in the American Revolution, is in the process of having it granted (March 19, 2007 unanimously voted by the Senate; awaiting House of Representatives action and the President's signature) Kazimierz PuÅ‚aski. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

In February 2007, news services reported that Representative Steve Israel had submitted a bill seeking honorary citizenship for Anne Frank, whose family was denied refuge in the United States during World War II. Representative Israel said that Anne Frank "has come to represent the 1.5 million Jewish children killed during the Holocaust that were denied the chance to leave a lasting mark on the world. For the many readers of her diary, Anne Frank is a symbol of bravery and hope and is a personal link to the heartbreaking tragedy of the Holocaust."^[3] Rep. ... Annelies Marie Anne Frank ( ) (June 12, 1929 – early March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl from the city of Frankfurt, who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family, the Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

A periodic segment on The Late Late Show documents host Craig Ferguson's progress in obtaining honorary citizenship. A number of governors and mayors have granted him honorary state or city citizenship, including the states of Alaska and Nevada.^[4] This campaign should not be taken seriously; according to the show, "honorary citizenship is legally meaningless." However, Ferguson obtained regular U.S. citizenship by the usual means of naturalization in 2008.^[5] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Craig Ferguson (born May 17, 1962) is a Scottish-American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. ... For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... A judge swears in a new citizen. ...

Public Law 88-6 (1963) granted honorary citizenship to Winston Churchill.

Churchill's Honorary Citizen of the United States passport

An Honorary Citizen of the United States does not appear to have the same rights with a regular US citizen. For example, 7 FAM 1172 from the Foreign Affairs Manual of the State Department states explicitly that honorary US citizens are not eligible for US passports. (Churchill's US passport that is pictured was likely issued under a previous version of the FAM) At present, it is unclear what rights honorary citizenship bestows to an individual, if any at all. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (848x268, 25 KB) Image from official publication of public legislation File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (848x268, 25 KB) Image from official publication of public legislation File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 783 pixel, file size: 981 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 783 pixel, file size: 981 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

Honorary citizenship is not to be confused with citizenship or permanent residency bestowed by a private bill. Private bills are, on rare occasions, used to provide relief to individuals, often in immigration cases, and are also passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. One such statute, granting Elian Gonzalez U.S. citizenship, was suggested in 1999, but was never enacted ^[6]. A private bill is the term used for legislation that originates from a particular member of a legislature or parliament or from a member of the public. ... Elián González (born December 6, 1993) was a young boy when his mother escaped from Cuba (which has strict laws forbidding emigration) and floated to freedom in Florida. ...

See also

• Citizenship

Citizen redirects here. ...

Notes

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External links

• Public Laws granting Honorary Citizenship
• Foreign Affairs Manual on Honorary Citizenship