| Secretary Condoleezza Rice has appointed Dean J. Brian Atwood to Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion  Humphrey Institute Dean J.
Brian Atwood recently was appointed to the U.S. State Department's Advisory
Committee on Democracy Promotion, a bipartisan committee that provides Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice advice on issues related to democracy promotion around
the world. Atwood will serve a two-year term; he is joined by experts in foreign
policy and democracy promotion including former U.S. government officials and
representatives of corporations, nongovernmental organizations, public policy
organizations, and academic institutions. The committee's recommendations are
intended to advance efforts to foster democratic principles and institutions
worldwide.
In Atwood's first
committee meeting April 16, 2007, members met at length with Secretary Rice
to discuss the link between democracy and economic development. A transcript
and video from the meeting is available online.
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