President George Bush awarded America’s highest civilian honour today to retiring NATO secretary-general Lord Robertson, a man he called a “patient” and “determined” statesman. Lord Robertson, who has overseen the alliance through its largest expansion in history, grinned as he held the Presidential Medal of Freedom that Bush gave him during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. “Lord Robertson is a patient leader, a determined leader, and over the past four years, his skills and talents have made many achievements possible,” Bush said. He said Robertson had helped open a new chapter in NATO’s relationship with...