NED President Carl Gershman’s Remarks at ChinaAids 15th Anniversary Forum

The Struggle for Democracy and the Rule of Law in China The Library of Congress, January 31, 2017 I want to congratulate ChinaAid, which was founded in 2002 following the announcement of death sentences for five Chinese house church leaders. In...

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Remarks by Carl Gershman at the Presentation of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award to Manuel Cuesta Morua

Four Heroes and a Demagogue The Woodrow Wilson Center, December 5, 2016         Fidel Castro, who died on November 25, was a political tyrant who succeeded in convincing many people in the democratic world that he was actually...

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Carl Gershman’s Introductory Remarks at “Hope and Democracy” Event with the Dalai Lama

It’s my great pleasure to welcome everyone to this important event.  I want to begin by saying what a great joy it is for us to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the National Endowment for Democracy.  Our theme today is “Hope and ...

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A Strategy for Democratic Renewal

Carl Gershman delivers the annual John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture titled, "A Strategy for Democratic Renewal" on May 17, 2016.It’s a great honor for me to give a lecture in the name of John Hurford, who was a dear friend and member of the NED Board, and he was also an American...

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