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*To: Members of the Chairman's Council*

*From: Ken Wollack and Jerry Hartz*

*Re: The International Leaders Forum at the DNC*

The International Leaders Forum, led by Chairman Madeleine Albright, during
the Democratic National Convention was a success on a number of levels.

Our nearly 400 international guests praised the 10 high-level panel
discussions, which included an all star cast of pollsters, political
analysts, current and former elected officials, journalists and academics.
The program also included three receptions, a well-attended luncheon
honoring Geraldine Ferraro and a closing luncheon event featuring Senator
Chris Coons, who delivered a stirring speech on international relations.
The ILF participants felt as though they had a front row seat in observing
the U.S. political process. The panelists themselves were excited to
participate, and two of them (Kathleen Parker and Jonathan Capehart) used
their experience at the ILF to write op ed pieces which mentioned NDI and
ILF participant questions.

NDI also reached new heights in the press and on social media during the
ILF. We had over *100 unique media requests *from domestic and
international journalists. We were referenced in *The Washington Post, The
New York Times, Politico, Foreign Policy*, and in an abundance of smaller
news outlets around the world. We also reached over *5.4 million twitter
users* who had eyes on our tweets, and potentially as many 13.8 million who
had NDI tweets in their feeds.

Attached please find the agenda for the ILF panels, and a full report with
reaction from our panelists and a summary of our reach in terms of both
traditional and social media. We appreciate all your support.


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Kenneth Wollack
President
National Democratic Institute
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
202-728-5500 (Tel)
888-875-2887 (Fax)
email: ken@ndi.org
website: www.ndi.org


ILF2016 | Panels, Press & Social Media Report
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