I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your continued support for the National Endowment for Democracy. The NED was authorized by Congress in 1983 as an independent grant-making organization to fund brave actors on...

Remarks Delivered by Carl Gershman at the Memorial Service Organized by ChinaAid Washington, D.C. , March 22, 2018 When the National Endowment for Democracy presented Li Baiguang with its Democracy Award in 2008, just weeks before the Beijing Olympics, we noted...

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Democracies are safer, more stable, and stronger allies. That’s why the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) matters—not only to those risking everything for freedom abroad, but to the security and values of the United...