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December 21, 2016

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), applaud 25 years of partnership between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. A quarter century ago, the United States was one of the first countries to recognize an independent Kyrgyz Republic and the partnership with this bright light of democracy continues today. The House Democracy Partnership of the U.S.

December 9, 2016

Originally Published in The Hill by Chairman Peter Roskam and Ranking Member David Price.

December 5, 2016

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J.

October 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) of the House Democracy Partnership released a statement congratulating the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The House Democracy Partnership (HDP) is a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress who provide parliamentary support in young democracies around the world. Ranking Member Price served as an international election monitor during the Tunisian presidential election last December.

October 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC— Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) released the following statement about H.Res. 348, a resolution supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future.

September 29, 2016

Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Congressman David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), hosted Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Capitol to meet with Congressional HDP members and to attend a reception with congressional leaders and guests from the international community.

September 21, 2016

From September 19 to 21, 2012, the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), in conjunction with the Department of State and its Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) organized a seminar for 31 Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff, and civil society leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. This program was organized in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

September 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday House Democracy Partnership (HDP) Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) hosted a bipartisan debrief of a recent Congressional delegation to Indonesia, Kosovo, Nepal and Timor-Leste to meet with members of parliament, heads of state, and civil society leaders. This was the first Congressional delegation to Nepal since the April 2015 earthquake.

August 4, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC—Last week, House Democracy Partnership (HDP) Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) hosted a bipartisan debrief of their recent Congressional delegation to Ukraine and Georgia, where they met with leading parliamentarians, heads of state, and civil society organizations. Roskam and Price were joined at the briefing by several active HDP members, including Reps.

April 6, 2015

A delegation from the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) traveled to North Africa and the Balkans from March 30 to April 6, 2012, to renew the commission's partnership with the Kosovo Assembly and the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, to meet with the new parliament in Egypt, and to conduct a bilateral visit to Libya. The delegation was led by HDP Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) and Ranking Democratic Member David Price (D-NC) along with Reps. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA).