International Republican Institute
Lorne W. Craner, President
The International Republican Institute is an organization funded by the U.S. Government that conducts international democratization programs. Loren W. Craner served as president of the institute from 1995 to 2001 and from 2004 to the present. He was an assistant secretary of state in the George W. Bush Administration. The following is excerpted from the February 9, 2011, House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for Broader U.S. Policy in the Middle East.” As has occurred all too often in the past, the United States today stands surprised by a revolution in a foreign…
