Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326       (Washington, Sept. 7) – The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) announces its class of 2007-08 senior fellows in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace. The Institute’s Board of Directors selected these specialists in international confli...

Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326    Download the Guidelines (Washington, D.C.) - On July 23, 2007, leaders of the U.S. military and NGO community celebrated a promising moment for civil-military relations in peace operations: the rollout of guidelines that will serve as "rules of the road" for ...

USIP President Dr. Solomon, center, congratulates National Peace Essay Contest winners. Wendy Cai, right, of Tempe, Arizona won the first prize $10,000 college scholarship for best essay at the awards banquet held on June 21. Cathy Sun, left, of Williamsville, New York, took second prize and a $5,000 scholarship. (Washington, D.C.) – Wendy Cai of Tempe, Arizona has won the top national prize of a $10,000 college scholarship from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for writing the b...

Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326 June 6, 2007  The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce that the United States Senate has confirmed the presidential nominations of six new members of the Institute’s board of directors. The individuals confirmed are: Ron Silver, who will fill a...

Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326       (Washington, May 16) – The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) office in Baghdad’s Green Zone was hit by shrapnel at approximately 3:30 PM local time (7:30 AM EDT) today. The damage was the result of a rocket or mortar attack on the larger facility where the Ins...

Washington, May 7) – Fifty American high school students have won a $1,000 college scholarship for writing the best essay from their state or U.S. territory in this year’s National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Each has been invited to join other state winners on an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in a weeklong education program focusing on international conflict resolution, and compete for national scholarship awards ...

Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326   (Washington, Mar 23) - High-level policymakers and leading foreign policy figures from Iraq and its six neighboring countries met in Istanbul March 21-23 to identify key action points in the proposed regional Iraqi stabilization effort. The unofficial Track II ...

Contact: Ian Larsen +1-202-429-3870 cell +1-202-657-7327 Lauren Sucher +1-202-429-3822 cell +1-202-657-7326   (Washington, Mar 1) – Researchers at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available to offer journalists insight and context to supplement coverage of this week’s announcement that the U.S. will participate in meetings between Iraq and its neighbors—including...