Financing Democracy: List of Participants

Members of the Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the Unites States of America, Chairman of The Carter Center and Council Chair

John Compton, former Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Legal Consultant

Leonel Fernández, former President of the Dominican Republic, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Eduardo Frei, former President of Chile

Osvaldo Hurtado, former President of Ecuador, Corporación de Estudios para el Desarrollo

Luis Alberto Lacalle, former President of Uruguay, Chairman, Partido Nacional

Andres Pastrana Arango, former President of Colombia

Carlos Roberto Reina, former President of Honduras, Bufete Reina

Miguel Angél Rodriguez Echeverría, former President of Costa Rica, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados, Distinguished Fellow in the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the University of the West Indies, Barbados

Political Leaders

José Miguel Insulza, Chile, Minister of the Interior

Carlos Mesa, Bolivia, Vice President

Peter Phillips, Jamaica, Minister of National Security

José Antonio Dias Toffoli, Brazil, Legal Counsel to the Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic

Participants

María Teresa Almarza, Venezuela, Public Affairs and Communications Director, The Coca-Cola Company

Augusto Álvarez-Rodrich, Perú, Director, Perú 21 Newspaper

Jaimie Aparicio, Bolivia, Ambassador to the United States, Bolivian Embassy

Miguel Basañez, México, President, Global Quality Research Corporation

Michael Beaulieu, United States, Special Advisor to the Secretary General, OAS

Gerardo Blyde, Venezuela, Diputado, Primero Justicia

Hans-Joerg Brunner, Germany, Consul General, German Consulate in Atlanta

Lisa Caceres, Puerto Rico, Regional Manager of Corporate Communication, Latin America, Delta Airlines

Edmund Cain, United States, Director, Global Development Initiaitve, The Carter Center

Rodrigo Calderón, México, Vice President for Public Affairs and Communication, The Coca-Cola Company

Richard Calland, South Africa, Executive Director, Open Democracy Advice Center

Jorge Canelas-Sáenz, Bolivia, Director, Semanario Pulso

Carlos Caputo Basto, Brazil, Ministro Auxiliar, Tribunal Superior Eleitoral

Kevin Casas, Costa Rica, International Consultant, International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Jorge del Castillo, Peru, Secretario General, Partido Aprista Peruano

Cristiana Chamorro, Nicaragua, Consejo Directivo, Fundación Violeta Barrios De Chamorro

Jorge Claissac, Chile, Asesor, Ministry of Interior

Oliver Clark, Jamaica, Chairman and Managing Director, The Gleaner Company Limited

Ricardo Claro, Chile, Chairman, Megavision

Jack Correa, Brazil, Director, Strategic Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company

Chuck Costello, United States, Director, The Democracy Program, The Carter Center

Edmundo Cruz, Peru, Co-Editor, La República Newspaper

Henry Day, Peru, Director, Repsol YPF Comercial

Stephen Donehoo, United States, Managing Director, Kissinger McLarty and Associates

Hatuey De Camps Jiménez, Dominican Republic, Presidente, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano

Humberto de la Calle Lombana, Colombia, Consultor

Carlos de Leon, Guatemala, Fiscal General, Ministerio Público

Pedro Pablo Diaz, Chile, Director, Universidad Jesuita Alberto Hurtado

Jorge Fernández, United States, Latin American Director, Delta Airlines

Rafael Fernández Quiros, México, Communications Manager, The Coca-Cola Company

Carol S. Fuller, United States, Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs, US Misión to the Organization of American States

L. Enrique García, Bolivia, President & CEO, Corporación Andina de Fomento

César Gaviria, Colombia, Secretary General, Organization of American States

Bruce Golding, Jamaica Senator, Jamaica Labour Party

John Graham, Canada, Chair, Canadian Foundation for the Americas

Steven Griner, United States, Senior Specialist, Organization of American States

Christian Gruenberg, Argentina, Director, Anti-Corruption Program, Poder Ciudadano

John Hardman, United States, Executive Director, The Carter Center

Troy Hatch, United States, Senior Operations Counsel, Bellsouth International

Linda Hemby, El Salvador, Coordinadora Regional, Probidad

Mathew Hodes, United States, Interim Director, Conflict Resolution Program, The Carter Center

Edmundo Jarquín, Nicaragua, Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank

Earl Jarrett, Jamaica, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Security

Hernán Lanzara, Peru, Global Communications Manager, The Coca-Cola Company

Gerardo Le Chevallier, El Salvador, Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean Programs, National Democratic Institute

Axel Leblois, France, President, World Times, Inc.

Christine Leblois, France, Manager, World Times, Inc.

Chuck Lewis, United States, Executive Director, Center for Public Integrity

Adam Lioz, United States, Democracy Advocate, U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Alonso Lujambio, México, Consejero Electoral, Instituto Federal Electoral

Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Bolivia, Presidente, Poder Vecinal

Elena Martinez, Cuba, Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, United Nations Development Programme

Shelley McConnell, United States, Associate Director, The Americas Program, The Carter Center

Jennifer McCoy, United States, Director, The Americas Program, The Carter Center and Georgia State University Professor of Political Science

Danny L. McDonald, United States, Commissioner, Federal Elections Comission

Thomas McLarty, United States, President, Kissinger McLarty Associates

Robin McLay, Canada, Director, Governance, Human Rights and Social Policies Division, Canadian International Development Agency

Percy Medina, Peru, General Secretary, Transparencia

Ellen Mickiewicz, United States, Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University

Arnauld Miguet, England, Lecturer in European Politics, The London School of Economics

Trevor Munroe, Jamaica, Senator, People's National Party, and Professor of Government and Politics, University of the West Indies, Mona

Burt Neuborne, United States, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, New York University

Laura Neuman, United States, Senior Program Associate, The Americas Program, The Carter Center

Larry Noble, United States, Executive Director and General Counsel, The Center for Responsive Politics

Andres M. Oppenheimer, United States, Latin American Correspondent, The Miami Herald

Beatriz Paredes, Mexico, Diputada, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, Camara de Diputados

Robert A. Pastor, United States, Vice-President of International Affairs, American University

Henry Pease García, Perú, Congresista, Congreso de la República del Perú

Roxana Pereda, Mexico, Public Affairs and Communication, The Coca-Cola Company

Teodoro Petkoff, Venezuela, Director, Tal Cual newspaper

Silke Pfeiffer, Germany, Regional Director, Latin America, Transparency International

Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, United Kingdom, Senior Research Fellow, Brunel University

Paul S. Reichler, United States, Managing Partner, Foley Hoag LLP

Juan Rial, Uruguay, Consultant, Peithos

Miguel Rivadeneira, Ecuador, News Director Ecuadoradio, Radio Quito

Juan José Rodil Peralta, Guatemala, Advisor to the Fiscal General, Ministerio Publico

Marta Pasos de Sacasa, Nicaragua, Vice Presidente, Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A., Canal 2

Andrea Sanhueza Echeverría, Chile, Directora Ejecutiva, Corporación PARTICIPA

Michele Schimpp, United States, Senior Election Advisor, USAID

Christopher Shays, United States, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives

Adele Simmons, United States, Vice Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020

Frederick B. Slattery, Canada, Former Senior Executive, Elections Canada

Richard Soudriette, United States, President, International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Elizabeth Spehar, Canada, Executive Coordinator, Unit for the Promotion of Democracy of the OAS

Eduardo Stein Barillas, Guatemala, Consultant, Organización Internacional para las Migraciones

Gordon Streeb, United States, Associate Executive Director, Peace Programs, The Carter Center

Luis Verdesoto, Ecuador, Consultor a Las Naciones Unidas y La Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar

George Vickers, United States, Regional Director, Latin America, Open Society Institute

Gene Ward, United States, Senior Democracy Fellow, USAID

Alexandra Wrage, United States, Senior Counsel International, Northrop Grumman International

Nelly del Carmen Yánez, Chile, Journalist, Political Sector, Diario El Mercurio

Michelle Zebich-Knos, United States, Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University

Daniel Zovatto, Argentina Senior Executive, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance