Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting collaboration between organizations in the United States and the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is a sister institution of

Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Leonel Fernández, ex-President of the Dominican Republic. FUNGLODE has a sister institution called Global Foundation for Democracy and Developme ...

. It was created in 2002 by Dr.

Leonel Fernández Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna () (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of th ...

, at the end of his first term as

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Locations

GFDD has offices in Washington, D.C.,

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and

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Global Foundation For Democracy And Development (Gfdd) International friendship associations Organizations based in the Dominican Republic