 On November 28, 2018, Ujiri received the first-ever President's Peace Medal presented by the YMCA of Greater Toronto during Peace Week , alongside YMCA Peace Medal honourees, Toronto police constable Dale Swift and mental health activist Loizza Aquino .In February 2020, Ujiri accompanied Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on an official visit to various African nations, including Ethiopia and Senegal.Ujiri appeared on behalf of sport charity Right To Play at an event in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.