Lhadon Tethong 2019 Democracy Award Acceptance Remarks

Thank you, Representative Suozzi, and thank you to the National Endowment for Democracy for this incredible honor. In June 1989, I was 13 years old, watching coverage of the students protesting in Tiananmen Square with my father. I will never forget the newfound feeling of hope and possibility that...

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2019 Democracy Award Conference: China’s Repression Model: Tiananmen, Today, Tomorrow

Welcome and Introductions by Carl Gershman Let me first invite everyone to silence your cell phones and to let those using Twitter know that you can find our handle and hashtags in your program.   I also want to thank the many dedicated NED staff who organized...

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Welcoming Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman at 2019 NED Democracy Award

The United States Capitol         June 4, 2019 It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to the National Endowment for Democracy’s Democracy Award ceremony, which this year is taking place on the 30

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 “China’s International Influence on Democracy”

Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Christopher Walker, Vice President, Studies & Analysis, National Endowment for Democracy June 5, 2019 I would like to thank Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Menendez,...

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