Carl Gershman’s Closing Remarks at the 2009 Democracy Award
I want to thank Howard Berman and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and all the other Members of the House and the Senate who joined us today for this very important tribute to people who urgently need our support. And of course I want to thank our Chairman Dick Gephardt for his leadership and for narrating that...
Biographies, 2009 Democracy Award
Honorees José Daniel Ferrer García is a youth activist and member of the Christian Liberation Movement who was instrumental in gathering hundreds of signatures and mobilizing people in poor, marginal neighborhoods in support...
Memorial Program Will Honor Legacy Of Bronislaw Geremek
On Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 AM, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in cooperation with the Embassy of Poland, will host a memorial gathering to honor the life and work of former Polish foreign minister Bronislaw...
NED Mourns the loss of Congressman Tom Lantos
The Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy extends its deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Congressman Tom Lantos, who died today, February 11, 2008.“The loss of Tom Lantos will be felt around the world, as those who fight for freedom and human dignity...
2007 Democracy Service Medal Presented to Mort Abramowitz, Emmanuel Kampouris and Vaclav Havel
Mort AbramowitzJune 18, 2007Upon leaving the NED Board, Mort Abramowitz was presented with the Democracy Service Medal. Abramowitz served on the NED board for nine years, the maximum term allowed, and made invaluable...
Schedule/Location Change, National Endowment for Democracy to Honor Russian Democracy Activists
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...
Remarks delivered by Carl Gershman at the Conference on Mideast Regional Security V sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry of Greece
A DEMOCRACY STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST Athens, Greece I'm delighted to be able to join you at this fifth conference on Mideast Regional Security, and also that you have had the good judgment to put the issue of democracy on the agenda. The big issues of peace and security...
North Korea’s Human Catastrophe
By Carl Gershman The Washington Post, Page A23The abandonment by North Korea of its demand for one-on-one negotiations with the United States is a welcome development. Pyongyang has understandably reconsidered the wisdom of its strategy of provoking the United...
Carl Gershman’s Statement to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights Committee on International Relations
Remarks by Carl Gershman, PresidentThe National Endowment for DemocracyChairman Smith, Congresswoman McKinney, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for offering me this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the work of the National Endowment for Democracy...
Statement to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Operations
September 28, 1989Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for DemocracyMr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am delighted to have this opportunity to review with you the program of the National Endowment for Democracy for the coming year.
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