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-1025 F Street NW, Suite 800; Washington, DC 20004 (202) 378-9700 | Email: info@ned.org | Website: http://www.ned.org/
-1025 F Street NW, Suite 800; Washington, DC 20004 (202) 378-9700 | Email: info@ned.org | Website: http://www.ned.org/
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Controlled Opposition: Zionism 101
It was the mass murderer of tens of millions of Russian Christians, and leader of the Bolsheviks, Vladimir Lenin, who said “The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.” It should come as to no surprise to anyone that the Zionists who identify themselves as neo-conservative, all of whom are admitted ex-Leninists and ex-Trotskyists (30), are the leaders behind implanting “pro-democracy” groups throughout the MENA to control opposition to global Zionist hegemony. The board of directors at the National Endowment For Democracy (NED), the leader of the “pro-democracy” project in Libya (31), as well as the notorious globalist institution Freedom House (32), are comprised almost entirely of neo-cons.
The foundation of NED was built between 1982-1984 at the behest of a research study headed by staunch Zionist Allen Weinstein, who has headed a plethora of globalist projects masked by the pursuit of democracy. Weinstein has authored numerous books in defense of the Zionist entity’s genocidal operations throughout the Middle East, including one in particular that stressed the necessity of America’s commitment to the illegitimate Israeli state (33). Allen Weinstein publicly admitted in 1991, that the NED’s activities are modeled after the CIA’s operations, “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.” CIA monies are laundered through the NED (34), which serves as a perfect cover due to its perceived nature as a organization championing the cause of democracy.
The current head of NED is Carl Gershman, a ubiquitous globalist figure and zealous Zionist who has received awards for furthering the CIA’s agenda in Tibet and who has composed a study entitled “Israel, the Arabs and the Middle East” defending al-Nakba and all of Israel’s colonial endeavors (35). Gershman also worked for the most venomous of all Zionist Lobby organizations, the Israeli intelligence wing known as the ADL. Gershman is rabidly anti-Muslim and anti-Christian; he has stated that the Qur’an “vilifies Jews” and that the Christian World spread the “blood libel.” Additionally, he believes that Arabs and Arab culture suffer from a “moral sickness” and has gone on record to chastise any and all people who have associated Mossad with the 9/11 terror attacks as “anti-Semites (36).”
NED is already deeply embedded in the fabric of Egypt, and has reared its ugly head from the shadows upon the command of Gershman since the fall of Mubarak (37). With Qaddafi upsetting the Zionist dragon to the point of rage, Israel-Firster Gershman initiated the activation of the democratic army. Just three of the NED-funded groups taking part in the “pro-democracy” protests in Libya are the Akhbar Libya Cultural Limited (ALCF), Libya Human and Political Development Forum (LHPDF) and the Transparency Libya Limited (TL). These groups were funded in the hundreds of thousands by NED (38).
NED’s chief sister organization, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), headed by Zionist war criminal and butcher of Iraq’s children Madeline Albright (39), is also deeply involved in the Libyan uprising, as is a smaller NED-linked group, the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), etc. … Read it all at: http://www.maskofzion.com/2011/03/libya-zionist-dragon-and-drums-of-war.html
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Carl Gershman (President) :: MORE - President
-Carl S Gershman 11324 Struttmann Ter; Rockville, MD 20852-3679 (301) 984-2584 [65+ / Laurie P Gershman, Sarah M Gershman, Daniel I Silverberg]
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John A. Bohn :: MORE - California Public Utilities Commission
http://www.muckety.com/John-Bohn/19281.muckety - California Public Utilities Commission – commissioner; Capital Markets Reform Commission – member; Council on Foreign Relations – member; GlobalNet Partners, N.A., LLC – principal; National Endowment for Democracy – director; Northern Trust Multi-Advisor Fund – trustee. Past: Burson-Marsteller – managing director; Moody’s Investors Service – president & CEO.******
James Boland :: MORE - Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)
-International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 620 F Street NW; Washington, DC 20004 | Phone: (202) 783-3788 | Website: www.bacweb.org
“The Honorable” Norm Coleman :: MORE - American Action Network, American Action Forum
-Norma B Coleman Jr 909 Osceola Ave ; Saint Paul, MN 55105-3209 [Laurie C Coleman, Jacob P Coleman]
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City University of New York – trustee; National Endowment for Democracy – director. Past: AT&T Inc. – VP; UNICEF – U.S. ambassador.-Seems likely>Rita Dimartino 80 Park Ave, Apt 6N; New York, NY 10016-0280 (212) 867-2067 [65+]
-?>Rita Dimartino 4201 Cathedral Ave NW, Apt 1002E; Washington, DC 20016-4918 (202) 244-1165 [Steven A Faiella, Celeste F Faiella]
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“The Honorable” Kenneth M. Duberstein :: MORE - Duberstein Group Inc
Brookings Institution * CFR: Board of Directors / Officers and Directors Emeriti * Trilateral Commission, ca. 2008 * Trilateral Commission, ca. 2010, etc. | “Duberstein is Chairman and CEO of the influential lobbying firm Duberstein Group. Among their clients is Monsanto, for which they lobbied to remove the ‘Delaney Clause’, a restriction on introducing known carcinogens into processed foods sold to consumers.” | Age in 2011: 66. Boeing Company – director; Brookings Institution – trustee; ConocoPhillips – director; Council on Foreign Relations – director; Duberstein Group, Inc. – chairman & CEO; Franklin & Marshall College – trustee; Harvard University Institute of Politics – senior advisory committee member; Hudson Institute – trustee emeritus; Kennedy Center – honorary trustee; Mack-Cali Realty Corporation – director; National Alliance to “End Homelessness” – director; Travelers Companies Inc. – director. Past: Committee for Economic Development – VP; Fannie Mae – director; National Endowment for Democracy – director; Ronald Reagan administration – chief of staff; Timmons & Company Inc. – VP. …lives and/or works in Washington, DC.-Kenneth M Duberstein 5032 Lowell St NW, Washington, DC 20016-2606 (202) 363-1028 [65+]
| Kenneth M Duberstein | The Plains, VA | N/A | ![]() |
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Patricia A. Friend :: MORE - Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
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“The Honorable” Martin Frost :: MORE - Polsinelli, Shughart PC
-Martin Frost Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 706-5775 Send email
-Martin M Frost III 417 N Saint Asaph St; Alexandria, VA 22314-2317 (703) 706-5775 [65+ / Alanna S Frost, Jonas Frost, Camille F Frost]
-41 at large: http://www.whitepages.com/dir/a-z/frost/martin
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Francis Fukuyama :: MORE - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Fukuyama_Francis - Affiliations: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies: Professor; Project for the New American Century: Founding Member, Letter Signatory; National Endowment for Democracy: Member of Advisory Board; National Interest: Member, Editorial Board; Journal of Democracy: Member, Editorial Board; The New America Foundation: Member, Board of Directors; American Political Science Association: Member; Council on Foreign Relations: Member; Pacific Council on International Policy: Member; American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies: Member; George Mason University, School of Public Policy: Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy, 1996-2000; RAND Corporation: Member, Political Science Department, 1979-1980. Government service: President George W. Bush’s Council on Bioethics: Former Member; U.S. State Department Policy Planning Staff: Deputy Director for European Political-Military Affairs, 1989; Regular Member Specializing in Middle East Affairs, 1981-1982; U.S. Delegation to the Egyptian-Israeli Talks on Palestinian Autonomy: Member, 1981-1982.******
“Dr.” William A. Galston :: MORE - The Brookings Institution
-William A Galston 5616 Durbin Rd; Bethesda, MD 20814-1014 (301) 652-4490 [65+ / Miriam S Galston, Ezra M Galston, Beth D Galston]
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Zalmay Khalilzad :: MORE - CSIS, Khalilzad Associates
-Zalmay Khalilzad 1155 23rd St NW; Washington, DC 20037-3301 [Cheryl Benard]
| Zalmay M Khalilzad | Chicago, IL | N/A | View Details >> |
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Quaker Fabric Corporation – president & CEO; U.S. Chamber of Commerce – director. …lives and/or works in Providence, RI.-Larry A Liebenow 500 Angell St, Apt 619; Providence, RI 02906-4492 (401) 454-0030 [65+]
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“Ambassador” Princeton N. Lyman :: MORE - Council on Foreign Relations

-Princeton N Lyman 2901 S Leisure World Blvd, Unit 133; Silver Spring, MD 20906-8363 (301) 598-4093 and/or (301) 598-4205 [65+]
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Will Marshall :: MORE - Progressive Policy Institute
PNAC: Ginsberg – Muravchik, etc. | http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Marshall_Will - Affiliations: Progressive Policy Institute: Cofounder, President; Democratic Leadership Council: Cofounder; U.S. Committee on NATO: Former Board Member; Committee for the Liberation of Iraq: Former Board Member; Project for the New American Century: Signatory to various letters. District of Columbia Public Charter School Board – member. Past: Richmond Times-Dispatch – reporter. …lives and/or works in Parkland, FL.-William C Marshall III 8652 NW 60th Ct; Parkland, FL 33067-5016 (954) 752-1227 [50-54 / Michelle L Marshall, Shelly Marshall]
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“The Honorable” Gregory W. Meeks :: MORE - United States House of Representatives
[Missing pic:]<–w/ israeli Consul General Mekel. | Representatives I-P * The 19 Senators Who Voted To Censor The Internet; and, Congressphlegm for Pollard | Born: 1953. Build America PAC – PAC; Congressional Black Caucus – member; Congressional Black Caucus Foundation – director; House Committee on Foreign Affairs – member; House Financial Services Committee – member; National Endowment for Democracy – director; NY congressional delegation – House member; U.S. House of Representatives – member. Past: Financial markets bailout bill (House -10/3/08) – voted for; Financial markets bailout bill (House -9/29/08) – voted for; Mike McKay - senior policy adviser. Simone-Marie Meeks – spouse. | Gregory Weldon Meeks. Spouse(s) Simone Marie Meeks. Residence Queens, New York City.-Simone M Meeks 19424 109th Rd; Saint Albans, NY 11412-1612 (718) 468-5106[45-49 / Gregory W Meeks, Carolann C Meeks, R M Gale]
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“Dr.” Moisés Naím :: MORE - Carnegie Endowment for International “Peace”
-Moises Naim 5000 River Hill Rd; Bethesda, MD 20816-2239 (301) 263-0742 [55-59 / Susana F Naim, Adriana Naim, Claudia Naim]
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Location:Washington, DC | Name Appears As: Azar Nafiei, Azar Nafifi.
| Azar Nafisi | Washington, DC | 64 | ![]() |
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Andrew J. Nathan :: MORE - Columbia University
-?>Andrew Nathan 78 Brewster Rd; Scarsdale, NY 10583-2244 (914) 725-6219 and/or (914) 725-5424 [50-54 / Holly L Nathan]
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“Ambassador” Stephen Sestanovich :: MORE - Council on Foreign Relations
PNAC: Naumann – Zoellick * Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) * S, etc. | Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University He previously worked in the Reagan Administration on the policy planning staff in the Department of State and subsequently as senior director for policy development at the United States National Security Council. He later served as Ambassador-at-large and Special Adviser to the Secretary for the new independent states to United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, etc.-Stephen R Sestanovich 3929 Livingston St NW; Washington, DC 20015-2921 (202) 362-8376[60-64 / Ann H Hulbert, Sestanovich Hulbert, Hulbert Sestanovich]
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-Terence A Todman 7309 Fountain Ave; Tampa, FL 33634-3501 (813) 883-3191[65+ / Doris W Todman]
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John Vin(cent) Weber :: MORE - Clark & Weinstock
-Vin V Weber 7701 Ridgecrest Dr Alexandria, VA 22308-1052 (703) 765-7447 [55-59 / Cheryl L Weber, John V Weber]
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National Democratic Institute * National Democratic Institute for International Affairs * Hamilton Project * RAND Corporation, etc., etc. | Born: 1941. Age in 2011: 70. Allied Telesis Holdings – director; Centene Corporation – director; CenturyLink – director; Claude Pepper Foundation – advisor; Council for American Medical Innovation – chairman; DLA Piper – senior counsel; Ford Motor Company – director; Gephardt Group – president & CEO; Goldman Sachs Group Inc. – adviser; Iogen Corp. – director; National Democratic Institute – senior advisory committee member; National Endowment for Democracy – chairman; RAND Corporation – trustee; Scripps Research Institute – chairman; Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. – director; United States Steel Corporation – director. Past: 1976 Dick Gephardt congressional campaign – candidate; 2004 Richard A. Gephardt presidential campaign – candidate; Eli Attie – special assistant; Jeffrey G. Berman - senior political adviser; Cassandra Q. Butts – senior adviser; Robert A. Cogorno – research director; Dana Holding Corporation – director; Sharon Daniels - executive assistant; Democratic Leadership Council – chairman; Joy Drucker - legislative assistant; Steven A. Elmendorf – chief of staff; Embarq Corp. – director; Andrea King – domestic policy adviser; Robert P. Koch – aide; Noah Mamet - national finance director; Moses C. Mercado – deputy chief of staff; Michael Messmer - executive assistant; Kimberly D. Molstre – press secretary; Laura Nichols – press secretary; Thomas J. O’Donnell - chief of staff; David Plouffe – deputy chief of staff; Erik J. Smith – senior communications adviser; Shanti Stanton – floor assistant; Richard Sullivan - special assistant; Marti Thomas - assistant to the chief of staff; Ashley Turton (deceased) – aide; Daniel A. Turton – aide; U.S. House of Representatives – former members – G – member; Michael R. Wessel – general counsel. Chrissy Gephardt - daughter; Jane Byrnes Gephardt – spouse; Kate Gephardt – daughter; Matthew Gephardt – son. …lives and/or works in Washington, DC.-Richard A Gephardt 1333 Constitution Ave NE, Apt B; Washington, DC 20002-6419 [65+ / Marc A Leibole, Kristin L Gephardt]
-Richard A Gephardt PO Box 9945; Mc Lean, VA 22102-0945 (239) 593-9678 [65+ / Jane A Gephardt] Prior: Naples, FL (2008), Washington, DC (2008)
–Richard A Gephardt 6597 Nicholas Blvd, Apt 302; Naples, FL 34108-7265 (239) 593-9678[65+ / Jane A Gephardt]
-Atlas Economic Research Foundation 2000 North 14Th Street Suite 550; Arlington, Virginia 22201
-?>Judy L Shelton 18253 Moss Neck Manor Rd; Fredericksburg, VA 22408-9352 (540) 368-5402 [55-59 / Gilbert L Shelton]
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Robert C. Miller (Secretary) :: MORE - Davidson, Dawson & Clark LLP [New York, NY]
-Email: rcmiller@davidsondawson.com
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| Robert Holmes Tuttle | Beverly Hills, CA | 67 | ![]() |
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Carl Gershman (President) :: MORE (See above)
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Office of the President
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Carl Gershman :: MORE - President (See above)
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Barbara Haig :: MORE - Deputy to the President for Policy & Strategy
-?>Barbara E Haig 4643 Massachusetts Ave NW; Washington, DC 20016-2361 (202) 363-4942 [50-54]
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J. William Leonard :: MORE - Chief Operating Officer
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Government Relations and Public Affairs
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David E. Lowe :: MORE - Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs
Lowe joined the Endowment in 1989, having served previously as an official in the national office of the Anti-Defamation League and a member of the political science faculty at Drew University.
-?>David E Lowe 5340 43rd St NW; Washington, DC 20015-2008 (202) 244-2601 [55-59 / Paula H Lowe, Karen D Lowe]
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Jane Riley Jacobsen - Director of Public Affairs
-?>Jane R Jacobsen 200 S Abingdon St; Arlington, VA 22204-1333 (703) 521-1710 [40-44 / Mark P Jacobsen]
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Kelly Dougherty - Director of Congressional Relations
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Art Kaufman - Senior Director, World Movement for Democracy
-?>Arthur Kaufman 3700 Connecticut Ave NW; Washington, DC 20008-4581 (202) 363-6630 [Janet M Kaufman]
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Marguerite H. Sullivan - Senior Director, Center for International Media Assistance
* Mug and interview: http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/node/5498
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Nadia Diuk :: MORE - Vice President, Programs – Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean
-Nadia M Diuk 5619 Western Ave NW; Washington, DC 20015-2952 (202) 364-4556[55-69]
-Nadia M Diuk 53 Saint Marks Pl, Apt 1; New York, NY 10003-7932 (212) 388-0217 [55-59 / Adrian B Karatnycky]
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Dave Peterson :: MORE - Senior Director, Africa
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Rodger Potocki - Senior Director, Europe
-Rodger P Potocki Jr 4702 River Rd; Bethesda, MD 20816-3033 (301) 652-6833 [45-49 / Magda K Potocki]
-Rodger P Potocki 1502 N Madison St; Rome, NY 13440-2710 (315) 336-9270 [45-49 / Heidi B Potocki, Helen B Potocki]
-Rodger P Potocki 1335 Graffenburg Rd; New Hartford, NY 13413-3602 (315) 738-0921 [65+ / Christine P Potocki]
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Miriam Kornblith - Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
-Miriam Kornblith 20335 W Country Club Dr, Apt 1602; Aventura, FL 33180-1694 (305) 935-6354 [Larry Kornblith]
-Miriam Kornblith 5810 Bradley Blvd; Bethesda, MD 20814-1105 (301) 320-4612
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Miriam Lanskoy - Director, Russia and Eurasia
-Miriam Lanskoy 137 Englewood Ave, Apt 25; Brighton, MA 02135-7048
-Miriam Lanskay 2929 Connecticut Ave NW; Washington, DC 20008-1400 (202) 248-0162
-Miriam E Lansky 1912 Catoctin Ter; Silver Spring, MD 20906-2082 (301) 460-1246 [40-44]
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Louisa Coan Greve :: MORE - Vice President, Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Multiregional
She was a member of the AEI/Armitage International Taiwan Policy Working Group (2007) and the Council on Foreign Relations Term Member Roundtable on U.S. National Security – New Threats in a Changing World (2002). …served as a member of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA (1993-1998), etc.
| Louisa Coan Greve | Alexandria, VA | 45 | ![]() |
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Brian Joseph :: MORE - Senior Director, Asia and Multiregional

-?>Brian D Joseph 7909 Orchid St NW; Washington, DC 20012-1133 (202) 265-7977 [40-44 / Leah P Barr]
-?>Brian C Joseph 137 11th St NE, Apt 3; Washington, DC 20002-6247 (202) 546-2267 [35-39 / John A Joseph]
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Laith Kubba - Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa

-Laith M Kubba 1420 N St NW, Apt 610; Washington, DC 20005-2810 [55-59]
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Programs – Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation
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Georges A. Fauriol :: MORE - Vice President Programs -Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation
…worked with the the U.S. Information Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank, etc. | http://csis.org/expert/georges-fauriol-Georges A Fauriol 2713 Berryland Dr; Oakton, VA 22124-1404 (703) 620-1916[60-64 / Roberta L Fauriol]
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Mike Davis - Senior Director, Grants Administration
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Keith Burton - Director of Compliance
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Myriam Fizazi-Hawkins - Co-Director, Grantmaking Resource Center
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Nancy Herzog - Co-Director, Grantmaking Resource Center
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Knowledge Management and IT Services
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Paul B. Moniz :: MORE - Senior Director of Knowledge Management and Information Technology
…resides in Alexandria, VA.-?>Paul W Moniz 216 E Luray Ave; Alexandria, VA 22301-1812 (703) 683-6961 [40-44 / Wendy B Becker]
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Guy Allen Overland - Director, Democracy Resource Center
-Guy A Overland 2710 Macomb St NW, Apt 306; Washington, DC 20008-5011 (202) 686-5699 [50-54 / Cynthia F Overland, Allen Overland]
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Darda Duncan - Senior Director of Finance

-Darda C Duncan 2609 Hume Dr; Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 585-0539 [50-54] Send email
-Ilsi North America, Finance 1 Thomas Cir NW, Ste 900; Washington, DC 20005-5802 (202) 659-0074
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Human Resources and Administration
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Sheri L. Melvin :: MORE - Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration
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International Forum for Democratic Studies
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Marc F. Plattner :: MORE - Vice President, Research & Studies; Codirector, International Forum; Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
-Marc F Plattner 5502 Grove St; Chevy Chase, MD 20815-3410 (301) 654-6221 [60-64 / David M Plattner, Laura Plattner]
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Larry Diamond :: MORE - Senior Advisor, International Forum; Coeditor, Journal of Democracy


-Likely>Larry Diamond 331 Curtner Ave, Apt H; Palo Alto, CA 94306-4806
-Stanford University, Professor 300 Pasteur Dr; Palo Alto, CA 94305-2200 (650) 723-4000
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Diego Abente Brun :: MORE - Deputy Director, International Forum

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Sally Blair :: MORE - Director, Fellowship Programs
…worked as a program officer in the Jennings Randolph fellowship program at the U.S. Institute of “Peace”. She has taught courses on international relations at George Mason University and Stanford University’s semester program in Washington, D.C., and has held dissertation fellowships with the Fulbright-Hays exchange program, the Brookings Institution, the Kennan Institute, and Harvard University’s Academy for International and Area Studies.
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Phil Costopulus - Executive Editor/Director, Journal of Democracy
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<-? Patrick comes to FPI with experience in foreign policy and politics. Previously, Patrick served as Senior Policy Analyst for the Republican National Committee (RNC), focusing on energy, foreign affairs and national security issues. Prior to joining the RNC, Patrick worked at the National Republican Congressional Committee as an Analyst and as Clerk for the International practice of Barbour Griffith & Rogers, LLC. Originally from San Diego, California, Patrick holds a BA from Vanderbilt University.
<?- Investment Management | Washington D.C. Metro Area.
…from Ellicott City, MD…”excited to be in DC.” …Katie Matz joins FPI as an Executive Assistant. In her current role she manages the front desk, handles administrative duties and various communication tasks. Katie graduated from Penn State University last spring with a degree in public relations. She has previously held several marketing internships and her interests include communications, foreign affairs and event coordination.
Randan Swindler joins FPI with non-profit communications and Capitol Hill experience. An honors graduate of the University of South Carolina, Randan began working in Washington for Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) where she developed a keen understanding of the legislative process while strengthening her interest in foreign affairs. …Most recently, Randan served as the communications manager for a DC-based non-profit aimed at supporting military men and women and their families. With a passion for effective communication and the principles of democracy, Randan is excited to assist FPI with externals affairs and Capitol Hill outreach.
Age 33. …is a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defense Analyses (a “nonprofit” corporation that provides security analyses to the Defense Department) in Alexandria, VA. In 2011, he will be on assignment to the Department of Defense, working for the Irregular Warfare Senior Coordinating Group. Earlier, David spent four months in Iraq as an operations analyst with Multi-National Corps Iraq’s counter-IED unit, Task Force Troy. …While on leave from IDA in 2008, David served on the foreign policy and national security staff of Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign. Before joining IDA, David received his doctorate in international relations from Oxford, where his research focused on the “democracy” promotion efforts of the Reagan administration. …lives in the AU Park of neighborhood of Washington, DC with his wife Susanna, a commercial litigator. | Spouse: Susanna Ying Yee Chu. His father, Milton Adesnik, and mother live in New York, where she is the E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His father, a molecular biologist, is a professor of cell biology at New York University School of Medicine. | 
B. 1983. …is managing director of Gryphon Partners, a consulting and investment firm focused on the Middle East and Central Asia. Previously, Alexander worked as a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb, an international law firm. Alexander has worked at the Hoover Institute, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Department of Defense. |
…is a Foreign Affairs Officer with the U.S. Department of State where he works in the Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative on strategic planning and resource issues. Previously, Thomas served as the Governance Advisor to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Sadr City, Iraq (2008-2009). Prior to his service in Iraq, Thomas directed the Freedom Agenda Coordination Team at the Department of State (2008) and served as the acting-Deputy Director for the State Department’s Iran Democracy Program (2007). From 2005-2006, he served as the foreign assistance coordinator for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. …Before joining the Department of State, Thomas worked as a research assistant at Democratic Dialogue in Belfast, N. Ireland (2002) and served as a claims writer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan (2001). …is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at George Washington University, researching prerequisites to “democratization” in Middle East. …has studied Arabic at Birzeit University (2000) in the West Bank, “Israel” and speaks Spanish and limited French.
…is the Associate Director of Foreign Policy and Director of the Cyber Security Task Force at Bipartisan Policy Center, where he previously served as Senior Policy Analyst. He directed the 2009 “Cyber ShockWave” simulation aired on CNN and is leading a follow-on exercise focusing on private-public partnership in cyber security. … Additionally, he has contributed to all three of the BPC’s “Meeting the Challenge” reports on Iran’s nuclear proliferation and is authoring a report on stabilization assistance to fragile states. Blaise is currently completing his Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale University, where his research focuses on determining the ability of democratic political institutions to foster social stability.
Lieutenant Commander Brandon Sellers is currently serving as the Navy Legislative Fellow to Senator John McCain where he supports the minority staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee and assists in advising the Senator on military and veterans’ issues. … Prior to his fellowship, he served a Department Head for Strike Fighter Squadron 27 based in Atsugi, Japan, and deployed aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON. Commissioned in October 1997, Brandon has served as an F/A-18 pilot for the past ten years, completing two operational tours forward-deployed to the western Pacific and one tour as an F/A-18 instructor pilot. In 2003, he flew combat missions from the deck of the USS KITTY HAWK in support of the opening weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He has over 1,800 flight hours and 250 carrier landings in Navy aircraft. In his last tour, Lieutenant Commander Sellers also performed duties as an operational planner focusing on the western Pacific. …has traveled extensively throughout Asia and has a keen interest in U.S. foreign policy in the region as well as China’s rise as a military power. …is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Jessica, and daughter, Addison.
…serves as Senior Analyst and Program Manager for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute, where he manages a research team that produces open-source analysis of challenges to American interests. … His research has focused on al Qaeda and other international security and economic issues in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe. Beyond the Critical Threats Project, he has written for National Review, Foreign Policy, The American, The Weekly Standard, and Commentary, among other publications. …Prior to the Critical Threats Project, Charlie served as the Deputy Ohio Director for Senator McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
…Bilal is currently a doctoral student at George Mason University where he studies economic and political transition in the Middle East. He received his Master’s Degree from American University on a Fulbright Scholarship. … In Iraq, he served as a governance advisor for citizen participation in public decision making at USAID’s Local Governance Program. He worked with local authorities in five northern Iraqi provinces to promote transparency and accountability toward democratic governance. Prior to that, he worked for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. In the run up to Iraq’s first democratic elections, he worked for the International Republican Institute, where he trained election candidates and monitored the elections. …He also lectured at Salahaddin University’s College of Law and Political Science. He has made frequent media appearances on Aljazeera English, National Public Radio, News Hour with Jim Lehrer and other media outlets. He also consults at the World Bank’s Institutional Integrity Vice Presidency. His most-cited article appeared in Middle East Quarterly, entitled “How Oil Smuggling Greases Violence in Iraq.”