Westminster Foundation for Democracy
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body set up to support democratic institutions overseas. It was established on 26 February 1992 and registered as a company limited by guarantee in the UK. It receives funding from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID), which were merged into the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) in September 2020.
| Abbreviation | WFD |
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| Formation | February 26, 1992 |
| Founded at | London, United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Chair of the Board | Richard Graham |
CEO | Anthony Smith |
| Rushanara Ali, Maria Miller, Harriet Harman, Christine Jardine, Brendan O'Hara, Sue Inglish, Thomas M. Hughes, Simon Walker, Mark Babington | |
Staff (2021) | 142 |
| Website | wfd |
Gloucester MP Richard Graham is the organisation's current chair of the board while former UK diplomat Anthony Smith serves as CEO since August 2014.
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