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The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

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CONTACT: Kathy Gest, 202-294-8025
or Amy Dudley, 202-468-9211

WHAT: International Affairs Forum: “Ensuring Democracy Delivers Real Dividends: A Perspective from Former Presidents and Prime Ministers.” The program is part of the National Democratic Institute’s International Leaders Forum. Tuesday’s program was organized with the Club de Madrid.

WHO: Former President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation, will join Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile; Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland; Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru; Abdul Karim Al Eryani, former prime minister of Yemen; Zlatko Lagumdzija, former prime minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina; and Kim Campbell, former prime minister of Canada. The panel will be moderated by Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and NDI chairman, and Joschka Fischer, former vice-chancellor of Germany

WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 9:45 am – 12:00 pm

WHERE: Stage Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th Street, Denver

NDI has organized an International Leaders Forum at every Democratic convention since 1984. More than 500 international leaders from over 100 countries are attending this year’s event, which focuses on the workings of the U.S. political system, domestic and foreign policy issues, enhancing the U.S. role in the world, how the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates would govern, and a media view of the presidential election campaign, among other topics.

This year’s participants include current and former heads of state, speakers of parliament, elected officials, cabinet ministers, political party leaders and more than 100 ambassadors from the Washington-based diplomatic corps.

NDI is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institu­tions and practices in every region of the world for more than two decades. For more information about NDI and the International Leaders Forum, please visit our website, www.ndi.org.

Coverage of ILF events is open to media with credentials to cover the Democratic convention.

Released on August 25, 2008