Ladies and Gentlemen: I would like to thank the National Endowment for Democracy for this undeserved honor. I view this award as a tribute to the Mexican people, rather than to its recipient. The credit of...

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Vicente Fox, the President of Mexico, received the National Endowment for Democracy's 2001 Annual Democracy Award. The NED Board of Directors chose to honor Fox in recognition of his historic election to Mexico's highest office, ending more than seven decades of single-party rule. NED views the honor as a tribute to the people of Mexico for the change they embraced by choosing a new path and working toward a more open and more democratic future for their country.

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The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its Democracy Service Medal to John Brademas, Fred Iklé, Richard Lugar and Stephen Solarz in recognition of their nine years of service on the NED Board of Directors, and for their outstanding contributions to the cause of democracy. The presentation took place at a reception held in the Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol.

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John Brademas has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy since 1993. President Emeritus of New York University, John was NYU’s President from 1981 to 1992....

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