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Dear Friends,

In the event any of you are in Washington DC next week (Cherry Blossom
season!), you may be interested in the event below. I hope this email finds
you well and enjoying spring-like weather, wherever you may be.

All the best,

James

*James van der Klok*

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 8th Floor
Washington DC 20001
Office: 202-728-5516
Mobile: 202.256.2079
*james@ndi.org <jvanderklok@ndi.org>*
www.ndi.org


Next week, Ágnes Osztolykán, a former Hungarian Romani MP and current Roma
rights activist, will be in Washington to participate in events surrounding
the State Department’s annual International Women of Courage awards (she is
a former recipient herself).
​She
currently serves as an Advisor to the Hungarian Minister of Human
Capacities and, since leaving the Hungarian Parliament in 2014, as an
education expert and advisor for her party, Politics Can Be Different (LMP).
Ms. Osztolykán was elected to Parliament in 2010, and was the only female
Roma Member of Parliament (MP) in Hungary.


As an MP and in more than 200 speeches, Ms. Osztolykán spoke out for Roma
in the face of open hostility, fearlessly advocating for the equal rights
and inclusion of Roma in Hungarian society. She continues this fight in
her current position as a Cabinet advisor, making a tangible contribution
to Hungary’s education regulations, executing an EU-funded project on Roma
integration and education, and ensuring that Roma inclusion remains a
priority of government programming.


​Please join us for
a roundtable discussion with Ms. Osztolykán for folks
​, *3:30 pm, *
*Thursday, March 31​, ​at the National Democratic Institute (455
Massachusetts Ave NW, 8th Floor). *Please RSVP to both
​
​David Meyer​ (meyerdk@state.gov) and Nadia Mouzykina (nmouzykina@ndi.org)
by *COB Thursday, March 24*.


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