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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, late Tuesday, presented the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a ceremony held in New York, citing his ability to transform "compassion into action" on the global refugee crisis.

During a working visit to the United States with His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Queen took part in the annual Atlantic Council event, attended by about 450 global government, business, and civil society leaders.

A statement by the Atlantic Council said that Trudeau was chosen to receive this award due for his "respect for universal freedom, diversity, and prosperity, and his promotion of open trade and open borders." Other honorees included President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, as well as pianist and philanthropist Lang Lang.

Speaking at the eighth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, Her Majesty commended Trudeau’s leadership and high regard for the values of "openness, generosity, big-heartedness and broad-mindedness." Queen Rania also recalled co-chairing a session on refugees and migrants alongside Trudeau at the United Nations headquarters last year, where he stated that all countries have a responsibility to do more to solve the global refugee crisis.

"For me, coming from Jordan, it was especially powerful to hear a Western leader speak this way," Her Majesty said. Queen Rania is a previous honoree of the Atlantic Council, and had received the Global Citizen Award in 2013 in recognition of her humanitarian efforts and support of global education. She dedicated the award to the people of Jordan.

Founded in 1961, the Atlantic Council is a non-partisan international organization that works to galvanize the transatlantic community to tackle a host of global challenges. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals who exhibit distinguished leadership in policy, business, military and the arts.