DEMOCRACY IN DEVELOPMENT

Global consultations on the EU’s role in democracy building

The EU’s role in democracy building
in Latin America and the Caribbean
A consultation organized by International IDEA in cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS)
Washington DC, USA
22-24 March 2009
Venue: Salon Guerrero
Organization of American States
17th Street / Constitution Av NW
Washington DC 20006, USA
Sunday 22 March
17:00-18:45 / Registration (State Plaza Hotel)
18:45 / Departure (from State Plaza Hotel by bus)
19:00 / Welcome dinner (House of Sweden)
Monday 23 March
08:30-09:00 / Registration (OAS)
09:00-09:30 / Opening Session
Welcome remarks (15 mins) / Mr José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, OAS
Welcome remarks (15 mins) / Mr Vidar Helgesen, Secretary General, International IDEA
Group photo
09:30-10:30 / Session I: The Context
Moderator / Mr Vidar Helgesen, Secretary General, International IDEA
Introduction (10 mins) / Ms Ingrid Wetterqvist, Director, EU Presidency / Global Consultations Project, International IDEA
Key note address (25 mins) / Dr Dante Caputo, Secretary, Political Affairs, OAS
Presentation (25 mins) / Dr Marta Lagos, Executive Director, Latinobarometro
10:30-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-12:30 / Session I: The Context (continued)
Open discussion (90 mins)
12:30-14:00 / Lunch (on premises)
14:00-15:30 / Session II: General Policy Propositions
Moderator / Ms Irene Klinger, Director, Department of International Affairs, OAS
Discussants (2 x 15 mins) / Prof Gerardo Munck, Professor, University of Southern California
Dr Genaro Arriagada, former Minister of State of Chile
Open discussion (60 mins)
15:30-16:00 / Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 / Session III: Regional Policy Propositions
Moderator / Mr Victor Rico, Director, Department of Democratic Sustainability and Special Missions, OAS
Discussants (2 x 15 mins) / Dame Billie Miller, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados
Dr Jose Thompson, Director, Center for Electoral Assistance and Promotion, Inter-American Institute for Human Rights
Open discussion (60 mins)
18:00 / Cocktail Reception (on premises)
Tuesday 24 March
9:00-10:30 / Session IV: Conclusion and The Way Forward
Facilitator / Dr Daniel Zovatto, Regional Director, Latin America, International IDEA
Open discussion (90 mins)
10:30-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-12:30 / Session IV: Conclusion and The Way Forward (continued)
Open discussion (45 mins)
Synthesis and next steps (15 mins) / Ms Ingrid Wetterqvist, Director, EU Presidency / Global Consultations Project, International IDEA
Closing remarks (2 x 15 mins) / Amb Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, OAS
Amb Maria Leissner, Ambassador for Democracy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
12:30-14:00 / Lunch (on premises)