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Ronald Glass serves as the Director of the Office of Democratic Initiatives (ODI). Mr. Glass manages a staff of 13, including
two US Direct Hires (USDH), a senior US Personal Service Contractor (USPSC) and 10 Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs) in
designing and overseeing a $28 million annual budget with 30 awards valued at $85 million. Of these, 20 awards valued at
$44 million are to Russian organizations, helping put USAID/Russia in the vanguard of USAID Forward objectives for local
partnerships. USAID/Russia's new Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) was approved in October 2011 and
includes a focus on building a resilient civil society. The democracy programs Mr. Glass manages - in areas as diverse as
electoral and political processes, human rights, civil society strengthening, rule-of-Iaw, independent media and information
communications technologies (lCT)- are vital to advancing the Mission's CDCS Development Objective of "Resilient Civil
Society & Responsive, Accountable Democratic Governance". In addition, they support US-Russian Bipartisan Presidential
Commission objectives for cooperating with Russian civil society in democracy and human rights strengthening initiatives. Mr.
Glass is a member of the Mission's senior management team and Management Control Review Committee. Mr. Glass reports
directly to the Mission Director. When required, he also manages functions of the post interagency working group secretariat
for US Government (USG) democracy strategy implementation planning.
USAID/Russia stands out as having one of the Agency's most demanding and politically sensitive programs in the world.
Its programs seek to catalyze an open, innovative and democratic society while engaging Russia in addressing global
development challenges. The program is guided by President Obama's 2009 "resef' in relations, enabling the U.S. and
Russia to work together on common issues while not shying away from core interests and principles. However, the GOR
routinely trumpets its frustration with USAID's in-country presence and its suspicion of its democracy and North Caucasus
programs. An anti-American campaign by senior government officials and state media targeted the Ambassador and USAID
and its staff during the December 2011 parliamentary and March 2012 presidential elections. Accusations that USAID and its
non-governmental organization (NGO) partners were orchestrating revolution and paying for protests enraged the tens of
thousands of Russians protesting election fraud in frigid temperatures. This poisonous atmosphere resulted in restrictions on
travel and communications for USAID staff, and threats to Russian partners, complicating an already challenging program.
This difficult working environment also makes USAID/Russia efforts to deepen the partnership with the GOR particularly
ambitious and requires especially skillful diplomacy. USAID/Russia programs also attract keen attention in Washington and
require frequent coordination with the Embassy and senior officials in StateIW, USAIDIW and the White House.
USAID/Russia's portfolio totals $202 million in 61 current awards, with a 2011 program budget of $54.4 million. The Mission
was awarded the Agency's Superior Honor Group Award in March 2012 for its implementation of the "resef' policy.
W02 (TECHNICALITEAMWORK): As Russian elections loom in December 2011 (parliamentary) and March 2012
(Presidential), manage democracy programs to achieve more direct partnerships with Russian civil society organizations in
order to foster conditions for more transparent electoral and political processes, greater exercise of civil liberties, increased
respect for human rights and free speech, and greater independence of the media and internet
PM 1: To mitigate GOR sensitivities to USAID democracy assistance, the DSIP and democracy section of the new CDCS are
implemented in close coordination with USG interagency and Russian stakeholder partners.
PM2: Innovative alliances are developed among Russian partners with quasi-governmental commissions, public chambers
and th ink-tanks, giving voice and collective gravitas to defenders of democratic reform.
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