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.

David Hunter has been a central figure in Montana politics for more than 30 years. For the past two and a half years, Hunter has set aside his political career in Montana to help transitioning democracies around the world craft the rules of legislative procedure, and to work with novice candidates as they learn the basics of conducting a political campaign.

Working through NDI, a nonprofit organization loosely affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party, Hunter has traveled to Libya, Nepal and Ukraine but has spent most of his time working in Liberia. "Nobody who currently serves in the legislature in Liberia has ever served in a legislature before," said Hunter. "None of the staff have ever been the staff of a legislative body before. NDI invited me other there to work with Liberia's legislative staff on the basic mechanics of how a legislature works."