Boozman Reappointed To HDAC For 111th Congress

Press Release

U.S. Representative John Boozman today was reappointed to the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) for the 111th Congress by Minority Leader John Boehner. Boozman is one of ten House Republicans to be selected to the bipartisan commission that assists in parliaments and emerging democracies.

"I know our counterparts learn a lot from the experiences we share in exchanges with developing democracies," Boozman said. "This is a critical time for the cause of democracy, and I am committed to actively assisting willing partners to see democracy grow around the world. I thank Minority Leader Boehner for recognizing the work that we have done in the last several years for this important cause."

HDAC is charged with promoting responsive, effective government and strengthening democratic institutions in emerging democracies. Central to the Commission's work is peer-to-peer cooperation to build technical expertise that enhances accountability, transparency, legislative independence, and government oversight in partner foreign legislatures.

HDAC currently partners with the legislatures of Afghanistan, Colombia, East Timor, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Macedonia, Mongolia, and Ukraine. The Commission is expected to approve new partnerships with the Kosovo Assembly and Peruvian Congress soon. Over just the past year, HDAC has sponsored outbound congressional delegations to Liberia, Kenya, Georgia, and Haiti; opened a parliamentary library in East Timor; discussed committee investigations and oversight with the Georgian parliament in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of that country; and hosted inbound delegations, including seminars for members of parliament from eight countries and staff institutes for parliamentary staffers from eleven foreign legislatures.

Boozman has been a member of the Commission since its inaugural meeting in 2005.

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