Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills Training, OSCE Presence in Albania
Senior Program Officer Ted Feifer led a third workshop on negotiation and diplomatic skills for 20 international and national staff at the OSCE Presence in Albania. Participants came from the Tirana headquarters and the four project offices of Gjirokastra, Vlora, Kukes and Shkodra.
Negotiation Skills for Post-Conflict Actors
In conjunction with the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, Institute trainers Nina Sughrue and Jonathan Morgenstein conducted our popular, biannual course, “Negotiation Skills for Post-Conflict Actors” (also knows as "Working Effectively in Post Conflict Situations: Tools for Communication, Collaboration and Negotiation") May 21-23, 2007, in Monterey, California.
Training of Experts in Rapid Coordination & Assistance for Conflict Prevention Operations and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation
Senior Training Officer Ted Feifer provided two days of training in communication, negotiation and mediation in cross-cultural and emotional situations to 18 participants in a month-long course conducted by the Spanish non-governmental organization Helsinki Espana.
Negotiation And Diplomatic Skills For OSCE Mission In Kosovo Municipal Team Members
Senior Program Officers Ted Feifer and Noor Kirdar conducted a specially tailored negotiation and diplomatic skills workshop for OSCE Mission in Kosovo municipal team members in Pristina on April 18-20, 2007. There were 22 participants (12 international and 10 national staff), who currently monitor municipalities in Kosovo on good governance, democratic practices, and human rights issues.
CoESPU Seminar on Negotiations for Police in Peacekeeping Environments
Senior Program Officers Nina Sughrue and Jonathan Morgenstein continued USIP’s support for the international Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), run by the Italian Caribinieri in Vicenza, Italy.
Negotiating Techniques In Multilateral Diplomacy
Ted Feifer and Mike Lekson of the Professional Training Program conducted a fifth workshop on negotiating skills in multilateral diplomacy for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.
Workshop on Managing Conflict: Tools for Communication, Problem Solving and Negotiation
Institute trainers Nina Sughrue and Ted Feifer conducted a Workshop on Managing Conflict: Tools for Communication, Problem Solving and Negotiation in partnership with the Land Center for Human Rights (LCHR), in Cairo, Egypt, March 15-17, 2007.
SENSE and Conflict Management Training (Baghdad, Iraq)
With tremendous support from the Institute’s Baghdad Office, the Iraq Institute for Economic Reform (IIER) conducted a five-day SENSE and Conflict Management training exercise for the Baghdad Provincial Council at the request of the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team. This session was also supported by Training Program Officer Allison Frendak and confirmed the success of the effort to establish an Iraqi-managed SENSE capability.
Cucuta, Colombia Workshop I: Program on Long-Term Conflict Mitigation Capacity Building
Senior Program Officer Jonathan Morgenstein and former USIP Senior Program Officer Ray Caldwell conducted the first of three workshops in Cucuta, Colombia from February 22-25, 2007. Cucuta is the capital of the Department of Norte de Santander and sits on the river border with Venezuela. It has been a zone of significant conflict and tensions in the past with one of the country's largest per-capita population of demobilized paramilitaries, a large number of internally displaced persons, and s...
Conflict Management Workshop for Haitians
In conjunction with the DC-based Association of Haitian Professionals, Senior Program Officer (Training) Nina Sughrue and Senior Program Officer (Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations) Robert Perito conducted a conflict management skills workshop on Saturday February 24, 2007 with Haitian Diaspora professionals from the Washington DC and New York metropolitan areas.