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| From left to right: Professor William Maley (Director, APCD), Mr Andrew Ellis ( Head of Programme, Electoral Processes, IDEA ) and Mr Vidar Helgesen (Secretary General, IDEA) |
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PUBLIC LECTURE
Hosted by the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy
International Institue for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
Speaker: Mr Vidar Helgesen & Mr Andrew Ellis
Mr Vidar Helgesen, Secretary General, IDEA
From 2001 to 2005, Mr Helgesen was Norway's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. His portfolio included human rights and democracy, refugee issues, peace and reconciliation processes, and UN policy. Before that, he practiced as an Attorney-at-Law. He also served as Special Adviser to the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Mr Andrew Ellis, Head of Programme, Electoral Processes, IDEA
Most recently Senior Adviser in Indonesia for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), responsible for constitutional and political law reform issues and the development of local government associations. Technical adviser on electoral issues in a variety of countries, including design of European Commission technical assistance to Cambodia for the 1998 election, coordination of registration observation for OSCE ODIHR in Bosnia/Hercegovina, and acting as European Commission supported chief technical adviser to the Palestinian Election Commission from 1994 |
