International Election Observation: Progress and Challenges
February 11, 2013 - 9:30 am
Room Ruben Dario - 8th Floor
OAS - 1889 F Street NW, Washington DC 20006
The Secretariat for Political Affairs through its Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation cordially invites you to commemorate the OAS Electoral Observation Day.
AGENDA
09:30 Registration*
10:00 Introduction and Reflections on OAS Electoral Observation Missions José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General
10:15 "International Election Observation: Challenges and Realities" Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, PhD, Director of the OAS Department of Electoral
Cooperation and Observation
10:30 Roundtable "International Election Observation: Progress and Challenges"
Robert Pastor, PhD, Director of the Center for North American Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Democracy and Election Management of American University
Patrick Merloe, Senior Associate and Director of Electoral Programs at the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Elizabeth Spehar, Director for the Americas and Europe Division, UN General Secretariat; Former Director of the OAS Unit for the Promotion of Democracy
H.E. Bayney R. Karran, Ambassador of Guyana, Permanent Representative accredited to both the Organization of American States and the Government of the United States
11:50 Questions and Answers
12:30 Closing Remarks Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, OAS Assistant Secretary General
This event will be Webcast.