The Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports were drafted at U.S. missions abroad. They were edited by the editorial staff within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor with input from other Department of State and USAID offices. The editorial staff consisted of: Editor in Chief – Stephen Eisenbraun; Office Directors – Carlos Garcia, Edward G. Grulich, and Kari Johnstone; Senior Editors – Patrick Harvey, Gregory Maggio, Patricia Meeks Schnell, Rachel Spring, and Julie Turner; Editors – Joseph S. Barghout, Kate Berglund, Sarah M. Buckley, Liliana Caparo Ariza, Laura Carey, Elise Carlson-Rainer, Leigh Ann Chute, Sharon C. Cooke, Susan Corke, Stuart Crampton, Mollie Davis, Cortney Dell, Amy Feagles, Karen Gilbride, Jillian Hanright, Matthew Hickey, Simone Joseph, Sidney Kwiram, John McKane, Jessica Megill, David Mikosz, Darcy A. Milburn, Leonel Miranda, Steve Moody, Daniel L. Nadel, Catherine Newling, Aaron Pina, Susan O'Sullivan, Peter Sawchyn, Wendy Silverman, Erin Spitzer, Rachel Waldstein, Nicole Wilett; Contributing Editor – Lynne Davidson; Editorial Assistant – Adrienne Bory, Carol Finerty; Technical Editor – Kimberley Jorgensen; and Technical Assistant - Eunice Johnson.