The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will present its Annual Democracy Award to the leaders of four of Russia's most outstanding nongovernmental groups that are working to advance and preserve democratic reforms in that country. The time and format and location of the ceremony have been changed...

Enrique Bolaños, President of the Republic of NicaraguaFebruary 25, 2003When he was inaugurated as Nicaragua's 38th President on January 10, 2001, Enrique Bolaños Geyer pledged to uphold the principles of social justice and the rule...

Welcoming Remarks by Carl Gershman, President, November 13, 2002 The National Endowment for Democracy Tokyo, Japan Before I begin my formal remarks, I want to express my sympathy to Schu Sugawara, the person...

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 Mexico's peaceful transition to a genuinely democratic regime, which this award...