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Executive Vice President, Freedom House; Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow, George W. Bush Institute

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Jerusha Burnham

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Marian Currinder

Director for US Democracy

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Margaux Ewen

Director of the Political Prisoners Initiative

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Allie Funk

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Research Director, Strategy and Design

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Project Director, Vilnius office

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Tiseke Kasambala

Director, Africa Programs

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Katie LaRoque is Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy, Europe and Eurasia and Summit for Democracy Coordinator at Freedom House.

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Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Programs

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Nate Schenkkan

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Kevin Slaten

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Mike Smeltzer

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Director, Operations and Inclusion

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Senior Research Analyst, Technology and Democracy

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