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Thursday, May 9, 2013
9:30 a.m.

The National Democratic Institute
Cordially Invites You to

A Roundtable Discussion with H.E. Leonid Kozhara
Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman-in-Office for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Monday, April 29, 2013
3:00 p.m.

NDI is pleased to welcome Philip Howard and Muzammil Hussain for a conversation on the role of digital media in the recent MENA revolutions.

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Did digital media really “cause” the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy’s fourth wave? Join us to discuss this in a

Book Talk with Phil Howard and Muzammil Hussein

Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, NDI chairman will lead an April 24 panel of experts to discuss how technology is changing the way democracies function, and the impact of these changes on democracy and global affairs. The event will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., and streamed live, at 12:30 p.m. PDT (3:30 p.m. EDT).

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa will hold a hearing on Tuesday, April 16 at 2 p.m. on Kenya's 2013 elections.

Witnesses will include Keith Jennings, NDI regional director for Southern and East Africa; Paul Fagan, IRI regional director for Africa, and Bill Sweeney, IFES president and CEO.