During the war she was regularly accused of spreading defeatism and was denounced as a traitor and a foreign hireling by the government-controlled media. Her efforts to develop democratic institutions in Yugoslavia were recognized by the National Endowment for Democracy, which awarded her its biennial award for democracy, presented by President Clinton in 1993. Dr. Pesic was a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1994-95. On this occasion, Dr. Pesic visits Washington to receive the W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award from the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. The Harriman award is given annually to individuals who exemplify NDI's commitment to strengthening democracy and human rights around the world.
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