90 countries for the 2016 U.S. Election Program and Seventh Global Elections Organization Conference (GEO-7) from November 6–10. The 2016 USEP and GEO-7 was the largest international gathering of election professionals of the year and the 13th hosted by IFES since 1992. The event brought together election officials, parliamentarians and diplomats from around the world to observe and learn about the U.S. electoral system as well as discuss elections and voting from comparative international perspectives. Prize IFES gives two annual awards: the Joe C. Baxter Award and the Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award. Leadership Executive Anthony Banbury, President/CEO Michael Meenan, Chief Financial Officer Catherine Barnes, Vice President, Global Growth and Outreach Michael Svetlik, Vice President, Programs Chad Vickery, Vice President, Global Strategy and Technical Leadership Elaine Cole, Director, Human Resources Board of Directors Thomas A. Devine, Chairman Amb. J. Kenneth Blackwell, Co-Chairman June Langston DeHart, Vice-Chair Amb. William C. Eacho, Vice-Chair Amb. Theodore Sedgwick, Treasurer Randal Teague Sr., Secretary Margaret Biggs Garvin Brown Kenneth Cutshaw Charles Dolan Jr. Hon. Irene Hadžiabdić Hon. Steny Hoyer Frederick S. Humphries Jr. William J. Hybl Attahiru Muhammadu Jega Gregori Lebedev Amb. Tom McDonald M. Peter McPherson H.E. Andrés Pastrana Hon. Rob Portman Daniel F. Runde Camille Stewart Donald R. Sweitzer Sarah Tinsley Funding IFES receives funding from the following donors (among others) as listed on its website: U.S. Government United States Agency for International Development United States Department of State Bilateral Donors AusAID (Australia) Global Affairs Canada (Canada) Department for International Development (United Kingdom) Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway) SIDA (Sweden) Multilateral Donors Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe United Nations, UNDP, and other UN agencies IFES also partners with international and domestic organizations around the world to advance good governance and democratic rights. Activities by region Sub-Saharan Africa IFES has worked in over 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past three decades. Currently, IFES has programs in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal. IFES lent significant support to the development of the Association of African Election Authorities. The Americas IFES has been developing and implementing programs in the Americas region since its foundation, in 1987. Currently, IFES has programs in Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica and Nicaragua. Asia-Pacific Over the last three decades, IFES has engaged in programming and research across Asia-Pacific, partnering global expertise with local solutions through