Date: Fri Jul 30 2010
Location: Academy for Educational Development, Greeley Hall, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
The Society for International Development, Washington, D.C., Chapter, presents, The Conspicuously Absent Fourth "D": Democracy.
July 30, 2010, 12 pm - 2 pm
Academy for Educational Development, Greeley Hall, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Lorne Craner, president, International Republican Institute
Sarah Mendelson, deputy assistant administrator, USAID, DHCA
Kenneth Wollack, president, National Democratic Institute
Moderator:
Malcolm Butler, senior vice president for emerging markets, Management Systems International and SID-Washington board member
AT THE EVENT
Nino Burjanadze will discuss the economic and political challenges facing Georgia’s development following the August conflict with Russia.
NDI celebrated its 25th anniversary on May 10 by honoring two champions of democracy, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe and the Network of Chocó Women of Colombia, at an event hosted by NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright.
Albright described Tsvangirai as "a courageous democratic leader of our time" as she presented him with NDI's W. Averell Harriman award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have exhibited a sustained commitment to democracy and human rights. The award also recognized the democratic aspirations of the Zimbabwean people.
The life and democracy work of Gerardo LeChevallier, NDI's former director of Latin America and Caribbean programs and country director for Haiti, was celebrated March 8 at a memorial held at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC. Mr. LeChevallier, 56, was serving as the head of the political affairs and elections units within the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti and died in the collapse of the UN headquarters building in Port-au-Prince during the earthquake in January.
