Elizabeth Spehar

Elizabeth Spehar "has been Executive Coordinator of the Unit for the Promotion of Democracy of the Organisation of American States since January 23, 1995. In this capacity, she has spoken extensively on OAS and democracy issues as well as written on these themes for a variety of publications. Among other duties, she has been involved in organizing a number of the Organization’s largest electoral observation missions and has also been strongly involved in the development of the Unit’s expertise and activities in the emerging field of conflict resolution. Ms. Sphehar’s previous professional experience includes work as a development consultant for agencies such as the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), particularly in the areas of Latin American regional organizations, human rights and women and development; United Nations Development Programme (Programme Officer); Match International, an NGO dedicated to women in development (Project Officer - Latin America)." [1]

• Director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas