Subject: Debates International
From: "Ken Wollack" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 11:54:47 -0400

If you attended one of the four presidential and vice presidential debates
this year, you would have received a glossy program which was produced by
the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).  The 13-page program outlines
the work of the Commission, including two pages, which are attached,
dedicated to its cooperation with NDI in helping to organize candidate and
party debates worldwide.  In collaboration with the CPD and the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas, the site of the final debate, NDI hosted 45
representatives from a coalition of debate organizers from 24 countries.
These members of the Debates International network shared experience among
themselves, as well as with students, faculty and the media.  Their
presence at the debate itself was recognized on national television.

We have found, particularly in post-conflict countries, that debates help
temper harsh campaign rhetoric, level the electoral playing field, and
force candidates to focus on public policy issues.  Matt Dippell, NDI's
deputy director for Latin America, manages NDI's Debates International
program and, every four years, serves as a key staff member of the CPD
during the lead up to the presidential and vice presidential debates.

With best regards,

Ken

Kenneth Wollack
President
National Democratic Institute
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
202-728-5500 (Tel)
888-875-2887 (Fax)
email: [email-masked]
website: www.ndi.org

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 Presidential Debate - NDI.pdf
<https://drive.google.com/a/ndi.org/file/d/0By-d8wNV9V_TOGZhSUFPOEcxNU5XSWNlNk1rcG9jdnRCbTlN/view?usp=drive_web>
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