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, only six people have had this honor bestowed upon them?
The six people who have had this honor bestowed upon them (only two of them were so honored during their lifetime) are -
General Lafayette,
a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Revolution, posthumously, (1824, 2002)
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 celebrity fundraiser. (1996)
a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Revolution, posthumously, (1824, 2002)
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 celebrity fundraiser. (1996)
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