About the Friedrich Ebert Foundation The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) is a political, nonprofit, public-interest institution committed to the principles and basic values of social democracy and the labor movement. Named after the first democratically elected president of the Weimar Republic, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung was founded in 1925, the year Ebert died while in office. To honor his legacy, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung supports education, research, and international cooperation in the spirit of democracy. Headquartered in Bonn, the foundation maintains six educational centers and twelve regional offices in Germany. With eighty-nine offices in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation is a major contributor to international cooperation, particularly in the fields of economic and social development, research and education, as well as political, economic and trade union cooperation. Two hundred fifty projects in over one hundred countries worldwide receive support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. 109