Global Democracy.
In mid-March, ten women from the Northeastern province of Kenya
arrived in Washington, DC, for a short orientation that included a
reception hosted by LWV LWV
abbr.
League of Women Voters President Mary Wilson Not to be confused with Mari Wilson.
Not to be confused with Meri Wilson.
Mary Wilson may refer to: - Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (born 1918), British poet, best known as the wife of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson
with his Excellency HIS EXCELLENCY. A title given by the constitution of Massachusetts to the governor of that commonwealth. Const. part 2, c. 2, s. 1, art. 1. This title is customarily given to the governors of the other states, whether it be the official designation in their constitutions and laws or not. Peter
N.R. Ogego, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Kenyans were
then hosted for a second year by the LWVs of Wichita Metro (KS) and
Greater Tucson (AZ) with in-depth programs on local governance. In June
2007, Rep. Delia Garcia from Wichita and Sally Davenport from Tucson
will join the LWVUS LWVUS League of Women Voters of the United States deputy executive director and director of Global
Democracy Programs, Zaida Arguedas, for a tour of the Kenyans' four
home districts: Mandera, Wajir, Ijara and Garissa.
Also in March, nine women political leaders from Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and
the Caribbean participated in Women in the Americas: Paths to Political
Power, a conference co-sponsored by the League and other groups, and
hosted by prominent Members of Congress. (See p. 5 for details regarding
this exciting event.)
Arguedas traveled to Armenia for two weeks in April to participate
in a series of workshops with civil society groups to prepare for that
country's May parliamentary elections. The League expects to be
asked to continue this work as Armenia begins to prepare for its 2008
presidential elections.
Looking ahead, confirmation was received from the Open World
Leadership Center that the League's continued participation in the
highly successful Russian and Ukrainian hosting programs has been
approved.
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