Key Achievements
- Pursued 23 distinct projects to promote democratic transition and share best practices and lessons learned;
- Established a strong presence in Moldova with a series of high-profile projects;
- Celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 1989 democratic changes in a dignified way, with a number of conferences and high-level events;
- Reached out to over a thousand members of civil society, government officials, and media representatives;
- Earned the trust of new donors including the Governments of Estonia, Switzerland, and Luxembourg;
- Established a long-term partnership with the Helen Bader Foundation;
- Achieved broad international recognition with the publication of A European Alternative for Belarus: Report of the Belarus Task Force;
- Published an Open Letter to the Obama Administration, which attracted international attention and debate;
- Enlisted Paula J. Dobriansky, April H. Foley, Nabila Hamza, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Aleksandr Kwasniewski, Dr. Péter Medgyessy, George E. Pataki, George Soros, and Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga as new international board members.
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