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The Project on Prosperity and Development cordially invites you to:


** Election Assistance Around the World: An Exit Interview with Bill Sweeney
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** Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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** 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Armchair Discussion featuring


** William "Bill" Sweeney
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President and CEO
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

Moderated by


** Daniel F. Runde
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William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis and Director of the Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS

Please join us for an exit interview with Bill Sweeney to hear more about his career in election-assistance and democracy support before he leaves IFES later this year.
Recently, there has been an uptick in the number of contested elections around the world. Elections in Zimbabwe (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/world/africa/zimbabwe-election-chamisa.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=05d1f9dc7d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_15_09_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-05d1f9dc7d-145367789) , Cameroon (http://www.africanews.com/2018/10/11/cameroon-bishops-warn-against-election-fraud/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=05d1f9dc7d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_15_09_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-05d1f9dc7d-145367789) , and many other countries have demonstrated the need for outside partners to ensure legitimate and fair elections. Mr. Sweeney is the president and CEO of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), bringing decades of experience to the organization in election-assistance and democracy support. He was appointed president in June 2009 by the IFES Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment as president, Sweeney served on the Board of Directors at IFES from 1993 to 2001, and as chairman from 1999 to 2000. He has observed elections in the Philippines (1986), Russia (1994), Nicaragua (1996), Jamaica (1997), Kenya (2013), Pakistan (2013), Ukraine (2014), Indonesia (2014), Myanmar
(2015), Nigeria (2015), Guatemala (2015), Jordan (2016), Georgia (2016), Liberia (2017), Mexico (2012, 2018), Tunisia (2014, 2018) and Zimbabwe (2018).


** Please join us for this timely discussion on October 30th.
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