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NGOs Play Vital Role in Building Free Societies, Rice Says
December 14, 2006 – At a time when nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are under increasing pressure in many countries, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says, "it is imperative that democratic governments work in concert to defend the vital role that NGOs play in building free societies."
Guiding Principles on Non-Governmental Organizations
Secretary Condoleezza Rice Announces Human Rights Initiatives
December 14, 2006 – "As the three initiatives I announced today demonstrate, President Bush remains firmly committed to a foreign policy rooted in human freedom and a central component of that policy is defending the work of NGOs. The work of freedom cannot be completed overnight, but it is urgent work that cannot be delayed. So as we join men and women around the world in marking the anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we resolve to work with all free and democratic nations in defending the defenders of human dignity and democracy across the globe."
Democracy Dialogues
Democracy Dialogues is a global conversation about democracy. The Democracy Dialogues Web site will address specific topics of democratic governance through readings, videos, photos, and historical documents, with a new topic introduced every two months.
U.S. Elections 2004
Digital Videoconference on the use of information technology in public administration: successful Internet use in public administration depends on a combination of “centralized decision-making to promote the Internet…and decentralized programs that empower the individual to be creative.”
Background information on election 2000 and the Electoral College.
President Clinton and the US Congress Congratulate Vicente Fox and the People of Mexico. Eight hundred Americans served as election observers.
Prof. Brademas on Democracy in Latin America
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