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William Sweeney

William "Bill" Sweeney, IFES President and CEO, brings decades of experience to the organization in election-assistance and democracy support. Sweeney served on the board of Directors at IFES from 1993 to 2001 and was chairman of IFES from 1999 to 2000. He has a lifelong background in democracy-promotion and public policy with considerable experience in both the public and private sectors. From 1981 to 1985, Sweeney was deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1977 to 1981. At Electronic Data Systems (EDS), an HP company, he was Vice-President of Global Government Affairs and managed relations with governments and policy organizations around the world. Sweeney founded Washington Resources and Strategy, a public affairs management company that provided counsel to associations and corporations in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He has been an official elections observer in the Philippines, Russia, Jamaica and Nicaragua. He holds a BA in political science from American University’s School of Government and Public Administration.