FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 6, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 (Washington, D.C.) - The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of The United States, facilitated by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), today issued its final report to the administration, to the Congress, and to the American people. The report includes a total of nearly 100 findings and recommendations to strengthen America's strategic security. The Chairman of the Commission was former Secr...

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U.S. Institute of Peace, Which Facilitated the Commission, Will Hold Press Conference on May 6 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 30, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 (Washington) – Next Wednesday, May 6, a group of senior experts with decades of public service will present its final report on our nation’s strategic posture, to include its nuclear weapons strategy, to the President and Congress. They will detail their findings and respond to media questions in a press conference. ...

Contact: Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 lsucher@usip.org   (Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has named Tara Sonenshine as the Executive Vice President of the Institute. Image on right: Tara Sonenshine Sonenshine joined the USIP leadership team in January 2009 as Vice President for Planning and Outreach. In that capacity, Sonenshine has overseen strategic planning, public outreach and publications. She also manages the planning of the Public Education Center th...

As part of Holocaust Remembrance week, former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen were honored at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on April 22 for their work on genocide prevention. Secretaries Albright and Cohen co-chaired the Genocide Prevention Task Force, jointly convened by USIP, the Holocaust Museum and the American Academy of Diplomacy, which released its report in December 2008. Earlier in the week, former President Bi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 22, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher              Tom Casey                                Tom Callahan +1-202-429-3822        +1-301-543-5536                        +1-301-543-5536 lsucher@usip.org          thomas.h.casey@lmco.com        thomas.j.callahan@lmco.com (Washington) -- Lockheed Martin Corporation has become the premier sponsor of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) annual Dean Acheson Lecture for five years beginning in 2009. In addition to pr...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 17, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 lsucher@usip.org   (Washington) -- The U.S. Institute of Peace announced today the release of an online resource that pulls together, in one site, the full range of multimedia resources that can help with international conflict management work. The database will include links to audio, video, teaching guides, and other multimedia products to assist practitioners, non-governmental organizations, policymakers ...

Fifty Students Earn $1000 Plus Free Week at Washington, D.C. Seminar FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 13, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 lsucher@usip.org (Washington) -- The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) announces the winners from each state and abroad of the National Peace Essay Contest. Fifty American high school students from around the U.S., and one living in South Korea, have written winning essays. Each student has won a $1000 college scholarship and an inv...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 13, 2009 (Washington) -- The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) announces the winners from each state and abroad of the National Peace Essay Contest. Fifty American high school students from around the U.S., and one living in South Korea, have written winning essays. Each student has won a $1000 college scholarship and an invitation to Washington, D.C. for an all-expense paid, five-day seminar in June. This year's essay topic was crimes against humanit...