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An Interview with Bill Sweeney, IFES President & CEO
Bill Sweeney, IFES' new president & CEO, sat down with Jamie Dettmer, IFES Director of Communications and Advocacy, and Laura Osio, IFES Press Officer, to talk about why he joined IFES.
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Baxter Award Winner Talks Democracy in Latin America
Delia Ferreira Rubio, winner of the 2011 Joe C. Baxter Award, is an internationally recognized expert in political finance and advocate for transparency in government. She answered a few questions on transparency and accountability in the Americas after receiving the award on December 8.
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Working for the People, Elections and Foreign Service
While with IFES, Libna Bonilla worked hand-in-hand with Maximo Zaldivar, then chief of party in Guatemala, and other team members to help Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) deliver the 2011 general elections.
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Representing the Underrepresented in Latin America
Ana Santos, senior program officer for the Americas, answers some questions about IFES’ work empowering underrepresented populations in Guatemala and Ecuador.
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Designing Electoral Systems to Combat Ethnic Divides
IFES’ 2012 Hybl Fellow Geoffrey Macdonald, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Denver, is exploring how electoral system design and party rules incentivize ethnic groups to form political associations. In this interview, he shares his findings and gives us an overview of the role of ethnicity in politics around the world.
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IFES Congratulates the People of South Sudan on Their Independence
On July 9, the Republic of South Sudan officially declares its independence from Sudan and becomes the world’s newest nation.
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IFES Receives Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is privileged to announce it has been granted consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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IFES Remembers Board Chairman Charles T. Manatt
The Board of Directors and staff of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) celebrate the life of former Board Chairman Charles Taylor “Chuck” Manatt, who passed away on July 22 at the age of 75.
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IFES Honors Political Finance Expert with Baxter Award
Delia Ferreira Rubio, an internationally recognized expert in political finance and advocate for transparency in government, will receive the 2011 Joe C. Baxter Award from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
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IFES, Korean Election Commission Launch Joint Effort to Promote Democracy and Fair Elections
WASHINGTON — Representatives of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the National Election Commission (NEC) of the Republic of Korea today signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their resources and expertise in elections management in a new set of initiatives.