President Atasi decorating UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie with the Medal of Honor - April 21, 1951

Image Source: Dr. Maamoun al-Mahayni Library

From left to right: Abdullah al-Khani, director of protocol at the Syrian Presidency, President Hashem al-Atasi, the UN's first Secretary-General Trygve Lie, Prime Minister Khaled al-Azm.