Note:
(a) Map Room (White House)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_Room_(White_House)
(the official home of the President of the United States: "The Map Room
takes its name from its use during World War II, when Franklin Roosevelt
used it as a situation room where maps were consulted to track the war's
progress (for such purposes it was later replaced by the West Wing Situation
Room).")
(b) 美国国家民主基金会 National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy
(Ostensibly a private U.S. non-profit organization founded in 1983, "its
funding comes almost entirely from a governmental appropriation by Congress
and it was created by an act of Congress")
(c) 民主服务奖章 Democracy Service Medal
http://www.ned.org/events/democracy-service-medal
(an annual award from NED)
My comment: I am surprised to find a Taiwanese among the award recipient:
Chen-Wu Sue-jen, Taiwan in 2002, who you might recalled is the former first
lady.
Note:
(a) Map Room (White House)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_Room_(White_House)
(the official home of the President of the United States: "The Map Room
takes its name from its use during World War II, when Franklin Roosevelt
used it as a situation room where maps were consulted to track the war's
progress (for such purposes it was later replaced by the West Wing Situation
Room).")
(b) 美国国家民主基金会 National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy
(Ostensibly a private U.S. non-profit organization founded in 1983, "its
funding comes almost entirely from a governmental appropriation by Congress
and it was created by an act of Congress")
(c) 民主服务奖章 Democracy Service Medal
http://www.ned.org/events/democracy-service-medal
(an annual award from NED)
My comment: I am surprised to find a Taiwanese among the award recipient:
Chen-Wu Sue-jen, Taiwan in 2002, who you might recalled is the former first
lady.