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News Article, 04 December 2012

Elections in Ghana, 7 December is D-day

The campaign for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana has entered its final stage. On 7 December 2012 the Ghanaian electorate will decide who will be the country’s president in the next four years. The elections will also allow the Ghanaians to decide on the Members of Parliament

News Article, 22 March 2012

NIMD concerned about developments in Mali

NIMD condemns the apparent military take-over of the Malian government and the removal of President Touré as head of state this morning (22 March 2012). NIMD regrets this clear setback to the democratic process of the country. The scheduled elections for the new president are only a month away.

News Article, 25 November 2011

Democracy Ribbons 2011 go to the Tahrir square youth

On Friday 25 November, the Democray Ribbons are handed out for the third year in a row. It is a tribute to those who commit themselves in a special way to democracy. The ceremony will take place at 17:15 during the Digital Democracy 2020 event in the Waag Society on the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam. The

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Bernard Bot

Job Title: President of the Supervisory Board

Dr Bernard Bot (1937) is the President of the NIMD Supervisory Board since 1 June 2007, when he took over from Prof. Dr. Jos van Kemenade.

Dr Bot has an elaborate career in the diplomatic service of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with representative positions to the European Communities, Argentine, East-Germany, NATO, European Union and an ambassadorship in Turkey.

From December 2003 to February 2007 he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in two consecutive Cabinets Balkenende II and III.

He is a partner of the Praaning Meines Consultancy Group and holds various other positions including member of the Board of Patron's of European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), Chairman of the Board of the Clingendael Insitute and President of the Carnegie Foundation of the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Dr Bot has been awarded two Dutch royal orders (Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau) and several foreign orders.


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