The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDIIA or NDI) is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations. Taxpayer funding is provided by the Federal Government and some funds are raised through voluntary donations from diverse countries' international development agencies and private foundations.

Under its mission, "NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions. NDI works with democrats in every region of the world to build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and to promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government."

NDI is loosely associated with the Democratic Party of the United States^[1] and maintains ties with the Liberal International, Socialist International, and the Centrist Democrat International (formerly Christian Democrats). However, NDI's programs are nonpartisan, and it works with various democratic and non-violent political parties and civic groups. As stated on its website, "NDI does not presume to impose solutions nor does it believe that one democratic system can be replicated elsewhere. Rather, NDI shares experiences and offers a range of options so that leaders can adapt those practices and institutions that may work best in their own political environment."

Contents 1 NDI Board of Directors & Senior Advisory Committee 1.1 Board of Directors 1.2 Senior Advisory Committee 2 Democratic Century Fund 2.1 Board of Directors 3 Notes 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] NDI Board of Directors & Senior Advisory Committee

The Institute regularly researches and releases reports on global democratic political developments in conjunction with think tanks, NGOs, and civic organizations. It also maintains offices in more than 70 countries in Asia, the Former Soviet Union, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

[edit] Democratic Century Fund

The Democratic Century Fund (DCF) was created in 1998 to provide funding for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).

It is managed by the Emerging Markets Group.

[edit] Board of Directors

• Daniel Mahony, Chairman, EMG Fund Management
• Gregory Fossedal, Chief Investment Officer, AdTI's Chairman
• Kenneth Brown, Director and Vice President, AdTI's President
• Sita Mazumder, Director, the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution's director
• Kerry Schaeffner, Director
• Prof. Steve Hanke, Associate
• Hon. Donald Payne, Associate, AdTI's Co-Chairman Opportunity Africa
• Hon. John Whitehead, Associate, member of the senior advisory board of AdTI's Committee for the Common Defense

Note

This Section uses content from the SourceWatch article on Democratic Century Fund (http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Democratic_Century_Fund) under the terms of the GFDL.

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• International Republican Institute
• Andrea Parhamovich

[edit] External links

• National Democratic Institute
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

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