SEC. 105. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTER-
NET SITE FOR GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AND 
HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to facilitate access 
by individuals and nongovernmental organizations in for-
eign countries to documents, streaming video and audio, 
and other media regarding democratic principles, prac-
tices, and values, and the promotion and strengthening of 
democracy, the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Af-
fairs, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy 
and Public Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Director of 
the Office International Religious Freedom, and the Di-
rector of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
shall establish and maintain an Internet site for global de-
mocracy and human rights. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Internet site for global democ-
racy established under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) Narratives and histories of significant 
democratic movements in foreign countries, particu-
larly regarding successful nonviolent campaigns to 
oust dictatorships. 
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(2) Narratives relating to the importance of the 
establishment of and respect for fundamental free-
doms. 
(3) Major human rights reports by the United 
States Government or any other documents, ref-
erences, or links to external Internet sites the Sec-
retary or Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary 
determines appropriate, including reference to or 
links to training materials regarding successful 
movements in the past, including translations of 
such materials, as appropriate. 
SEC. 106. PROGRAMS BY UNITED STATES MISSIONS IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES AND ACTIVITIES OF CHIEFS 
OF MISSION. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE DE-
MOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Each chief of mis-
sion in each nondemocratic or democratic transition coun-
try shall— 
(1) develop, as part of annual program plan-
ning, a strategy to promote democracy in each such 
foreign country and to provide visible and material 
support to individuals and nongovernmental organi-
zations in each such country that are committed to 
democratic principles, practices, and values, such 
as— 
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(A) consulting and coordinating with such 
individuals and organizations regarding the pro-
motion of democracy; 
(B) visiting local landmarks and other 
local sites associated with nonviolent protest in 
support of democracy and freedom from oppres-
sion; 
(C) holding periodic public meetings with 
such individuals and organizations to discuss 
democracy and political, social, and economic 
freedoms; 
(D) issuing public condemnation of severe 
violations of internationally recognized human 
rights (as such term is described in section 
116(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(a)), violations of religious 
freedom, including particularly severe violations 
of religious freedom (as such terms are defined 
in paragraphs (11) and (13) of section 3 of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6402)), political repression, and 
government-tolerated or -condoned trafficking 
in persons; and 
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(E) providing technical, financial, and such 
other support to such individuals and organiza-
tions; 
(2) hold ongoing discussions with the leaders of 
each such nondemocratic country or democratic 
transition country regarding a transition to full de-
mocracy and the development of political, social, and 
economic freedoms and respect for human rights, in-
cluding freedom of religion or belief, in such coun-
try; and 
(3) conduct meetings with civil society, inter-
views with media that can directly reach citizens of 
each such country, and discussions with students 
and young people of each such country regarding a 
transition to democracy and the development of po-
litical, social, and economic freedoms in each such 
country. 
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 
Each chief of mission or principal officer shall spend time 
at universities and other institutions of higher learning 
to— 
(1) debate and discuss values and policies that 
promote democracy; and 
(2) communicate, promote, and defend such 
United States values and policies. 
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(c) ACCESS
TO UNITED STATES MISSIONS.—The 
Secretary is encouraged to allow access to a United States 
diplomatic or consular mission in each nondemocratic or 
democratic transition country by individuals and rep-
resentatives of nongovernmental organizations in each 
such country who are committed to democratic principles, 
practices, and values in each such country. 
SEC. 107. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) TRAINING IN DEMOCRACY AND THE PROMOTION 
OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.—Section 708 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TRAINING
ON
GLOBAL
DEMOCRACY
PRO-
MOTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the training 
required under subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
retary of State, in cooperation with other relevant 
officials, including the Under Secretary of State for 
Democracy and Global Affairs, and the Director of 
the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the 
Foreign Service Institute of the Department of 
State, shall establish as part of the training provided 
after December 31, 2007, for members of the Serv-
ice, including all chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs 
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