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...

Contact: Jason Gluck, USIP                    +1-202-468-3423 (cell)       +1-202-429-3886                    jgluck@usip.org                        (Erbil, Iraq) -- Officials from the Higher Judicial Council (the supreme federal judicial authority) and the Kurdistan Judicial Council (the supreme regional judicial authority) agreed on the need for increased coordination between their respective authorities and announced the creation of a Joint Coordination Committee during a conference ...

For Immediate Release, May 31, 2009 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) -- The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), created and funded by Congress, announced today the formation of a new outreach forum entitled “Congressional Newsmaker Series” to feature Members of Congress speaking at USIP about issues related to war and peace with a special focus on international conflict prevention and resolution. The first guest will be Senator Kit Bond, who will address issues relate...