Ambassador Lyman began his government career with the U.S. Agency for International Development and served as USAID director in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1976 to 1978. Subsequently, he was deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1981-1986),...

Helping democrats in closed societies Early investment by NED in the democratic struggles in the 1980s in Central Europe and the Soviet Union –  and many countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa – contributed to significant democratic breakthroughs.

NED HONORS AFRICAN ACTIVISTS WITH 2006 DEMOCRACY AWARD On June 27, the National Endowment for Democracy presented its annual Democracy Award to four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and...

Four African democracy activists from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Sudan and Zimbabwe have been chosen to receive the 2006 Democracy Award of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which will be presented on Tuesday, June 27 at an event in the U.S. Congress. The four honorees...