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CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENTIN THE AMERICASIs a platform for new ideas and leadership across theAmericas.Publisher of www.IQLatino.organdwww.Monitor-Interamericano.infoThe Center for Democrac and De!elopment in the Americasis a globalthin"-do tan" engaged with collaborati!e research andeducational e#ortsto create a platform for new ideas and leaders promotingsustainable democratic changes in the region.

THE VENEZUELA INITIATIVEIs a leadership forum gathering the CDDA $ellows and %&-'ene(uela international relations e)perts* opinion leaders

and political communications ad!isors to mobili(e

resources from 'ene(uelans* the 'ene(uelan Diaspora*friends of 'ene(uela* multilateral organi(ations andfoundations to +nance its acti!ities* focused on ideas to

promote democratic changes and de!elopment in'ene(uela.IQ LATINO

Is a program designed to promote inno!ation inthe +eldsof social entrepreneurship* go!ernment* and

human rights*and to create a networ" of fellows engaged

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Training Programs

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Americ! 100 Pr"#rm

Initiati!e to create a communit of ,mergingCongressionalLeaders in the Americas. This conferencegathers theup-and-coming congressional leaders to de!elop a leadership capable of e)ercisingtheir mandate with independence and strongcommitment to constituencies escape unproducti!e polari(ation promoting political dialogue.

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Initiati!e designed to gather the emerging leadershipamong human rights org and acti!ists in the Americas*to re!iew the state of /0 in the 12 3A& countries*discuss cases* and e)change e)periences in their

struggle to protect and defend human rights. CDDA became a member of the430LD M3',M,5T $30D,M3C0AC6 of the 5ational ,ndowment forDemocrac 7lobal initiati!e to e)change ideas* bestpractices and e)periences among 573* /0 Acti!ists*and emerging outh leaders.

CDDA was a sponsor of the Lima Assembl in 89:8

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Ci(ie! i& Ac(i"& $Ci(- ."/er&me&(&) Hi((,

Program of e!ents addressing the issues of

education*en!ironment* and securit among acting electedo;cials*e)perts* ci!il societ leaders* 573s and theAcademia.

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Events

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2012

CDDA ! ('e Pre!i)e&(i*S+"&!"r4

P"*i(ic* U&re!(67'" i** i& ('e Ve&e%e*&e*ec(i"&8&eptember :@* 89:8 - 7eorge 4ashington%ni!ersit*4ashington D.C.

Americ E*i#e 2012CDDA participated as acti!e sponsorof half-scholarships to indi!iduals from aroundthe world.

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2013Ve&e%e* S(r%##*e 9"rDem"crc-: i('

Rm"& .%i**erm" A/e*e)"63ctober 88-8B* 89:1 - Columbia %ni!ersit*5ew 6or"* 56. - /ar!ard enned &chool*Cambridge MA. 5o!otel 3ttowa* 35

Ve&e%e* I&i(i(i/eR"%&)(*e6T'e C%rre&( Si(%(i"& "9Pr"+er(- Ri#'(!i& Ve&e%e*5o!ember E* 89:1 - Arent $3F LLP* 4ashingtonD.C.3n 3ctober 1:st* a report about propert rightsin 'ene(uela was presented before the InterAmerican Commission on /0. Dr. Cano!a spo"eon behalfof %n ,stado de Derecho* a 'ene(uelan pro-

democracorgani(ation formed to promote the 0ule of Lawas a means to freedom democrac and

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2014T'e De*i&;%e&( Si)e "9 Ve&e%e*

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2014Vic("r- Ar)!March E- 89:B* Arlington 'irginia* 4ashington D.C.

This e!ent is a smbol of e)cellence and inno!ation in thechanging wor" of political mar"eting.

CDDA > Free)"m H"%!e R"%&)(*e6T'e !((e "9 H%m& Ri#'(! i&

Ve&e%e*March 8@* 89:B at the 5ational Press Club* 4ashingtonD.C.This con!ersation featured important !oices in'ene(uelan ci!il societ in response to the protestsagainst the go!ernment for poor economic conditions*increased shortages of basic goods* and high crime rates

along with massi!e /0 abuses.E* M"me&(" Me?ic&"6 @Q% )eem"!e!+err)e *! re9"rm! e!(r%c(%r*e!8:8 une 89:B 4ashington DCIn light of the recent structural reforms that Me)ico hasundergone in ,nriJue PeKa 5ieto regime* CDDA hosted aroundtable with Tonatiuh &alinas MuKo(* President of Partido

0e!olucionario Institucional de Quertaro=N ason Mar(ca"*subdirector of Centro Latinoamericano Adrienne Arsht del

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2014L(i& Americ& C"&9ere&ce$irst conference organi(ed b Latin American students at the

/ar!ard enned &chool aimed to create awareness aboutthe policies* e)periences and future opportunities for growthand de!elopment in the region. &upporters

Ve&e%e* T")-6 CDDA > Pri&ce("&

U&i/er!i(-April :E-:@* 89:BThe seminar e)amined di#erent perspecti!es on 'ene(uelatoda in order to mo!e beond the polari(ed !ision that hasbeen deri!ed from the ideological model of the &ocialism ofthe FFI centur and put forwardb the go!ernment.

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Mediaand CommunicationsStrategy

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L(i& Americ& C"&9ere&ce A monthl newsletter on 'ene(uela De!elopments that

informs the 'ene(uela Diaspora* ournalists* %& and LatinAmerican inuencers and decision ma"ers. ,)amples of thenewsletter can be seen here

anuar 89:B 5ewsletter discussing the outloo" for theear

December 89:1 5ewsletter reports on the unprotected

&tate of propert rights in 'ene(uela

M"&i("r I&(ermeric&"B *"#International

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Publications

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,#orts ha!e included strategic media counsel and contentDe!elopment for top o;cials within the M%D.

Examples include:

T'e 7** S(ree( "%r&*6Venezuela is te !e"t #imbab$eLeopoldo Martine(* December :R* 89:1

3n April 8* 89:B 0amon 7uillermo A!eledo o#ered a rebuttalto the April T* 89:B op-ed of 'ene(uelan President 5icolasMaduro.The letter appeared alongside the response ofCongressman ,dward 0. 0oce* the chairman of the /ouse$oreign A#airs Committee.

/enriJue Capriles April :2* 89:B op-ed* Amid 'ene(uela=sCrisis* an %rgent 5eed for Dialogue* appeared in The 4all&treet ournal* mar"ing the most signi+cant inection of/enriJue Capriles !oice into the American media.

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The econom* the worst nightmare of 'ene(uelans* and the Maduro Administration&eptember 89* 89:1

Maduro=s 'ene(uela Crisis 4ithout ,nd

3ctober :@* 89:1

4ho 0eall 0uns 'ene(uelaS5o!ember 89* 89:1

4here the Ma+a and the Militar Come Together$ebruar @* 89:B

'ene(uelan Masses 4ill 5ot Let President Maduro 0ule 4ith An Iron $ist Perpetuall$ebruar :B* 89:B

A 4a 3ut of 'ene(uela=s Crisis$ebruar 8@* 89:B

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Progressi!eS Then &upport the 3ppositionApril 8* 89:B

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A space for dialogue and awareness about the mostpressing issues for democratic progress in the Americas

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