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A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center

July 29, 2022

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Statement on the Execution of Burma’s Pro-Democracy Leaders


“The George W. Bush Institute condemns the Burmese military’s execution of four democracy activists: Ko Jimmy, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. We mourn for all of them and their families....
“The Bush Institute is committed to supporting the Burmese people and helping them turn Burma into a democratic nation that enshrines freedom, the rule of law, and opportunity for all.”
— Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the Bush Institute

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Fighting AIDS in Africa does help democracy

Op-ed by Dr. Deborah L. Birx <[link removed]>, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute, and William R. Steiger, Global Health Consultant for the Bush Institute

Learn how the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief changed how citizens interact with each other and their governments <[link removed]> [image: arrow]

`Leadership is nothing but a collective set of behaviors’

Q&A with Robert McDonald, Eighth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and former Chairman, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble

Read the conversation on career transitions, servant leadership, and mental health care <[link removed]> [image: arrow]





Encouraging innovation at Johnson & Johnson

Alex Gorsky <[link removed]>, the April and Jay Graham Fellow at the Bush Institute, sat down with The Strategerist

Hear him discuss how J&J's COVID-19 vaccine came to be and why asking for forgiveness – not permission – is critical to innovation <[link removed]> [image: arrow]

Healing starts with leadership

Essay by Kenneth A. Hersh <[link removed]>, President and CEO of the Bush Center, in The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute

Learn how our democratic institutions can adjust, change, and help us move past zero-sum politics <[link removed]> [image: arrow]



In Case You Missed It

Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

Monkeypox proves U.S. still too slow in responding to infectious diseases <[link removed]> | The Houston Chronicle
Op-ed by Dr. Deborah L. Birx <[link removed]>, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute

Texas lures business despite cultural divisions <[link removed]> | The Financial Times
Interview with Cullum Clark <[link removed]>, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Marvel movies lesson plans <[link removed]>
Keep kids entertained and engaged this summer with lesson plans inspired by the franchise we all love developed by Eva Chiang <[link removed]>, the Bush Institute’s Managing Director of Leadership and Programming

Volunteer at the George W. Bush Presidential Museum <[link removed]>
Help bring history to life at the Bush Center – learn more about volunteer opportunities

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