The full list of 15 honorees includes artists, civil rights leaders and an optometrist who was killed by the Taliban in August in Afghanistan.
'These outstanding honorees come from a broad range of backgrounds and they've excelled in a broad range of fields, but all of them have lived extraordinary lives that have inspired us, enriched our culture, and made our country and our world a better place,' Obama said in a statement.
In a press release, a description of Bush, father of former President George W. Bush, notes his many hats in the federal government and his work with former President Bill Clinton 'to encourage aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.'
Obama has had good relations with Merkel, though Germany was recently among a group of countries that slammed U.S. economic policies while the president was in Asia for the Group of 20 summit.
Buffett has been a supporter of Obama's since he was a presidential candidate. Buffett is one of the world's richest people and runs the large investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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