For Immediate Release, July 12, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) – The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce that Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson will present the keynote address at "The Birth of the Republic of South Sudan," an event hosted by the USIP on Thursday, July 14, to mark the new nation’s independence. 

For Immediate Release, July 6, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) – Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment and analysis as the independence of South Sudan approaches this Saturday, July 9. Since 2005, USIP experts have focused on helping to build peace and stability in Sudan, working through partnerships with the U.S. Department of State, nongovernmental organizations in Sudan, and key stakeholders. USIP’s programs focus on resolving ...

For Immediate Release: June 27, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) -The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the winners of the 24th Annual National Peace Essay Contest. Kathryn Botto of Texas, Lily Zhang of Pennsylvania, and Meredith Pochily of New York have earned $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 scholarships as the national first, second, and third place finishers, respectively. Each year, the National Peace Essay Contest challenges American high school s...

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For Immediate Release, June 21, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, asturma@usip.org (Washington) – Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment in advance of President Obama's Afghanistan policy speech. In Afghanistan, USIP works on reconciliation, rule of law, and cross-border dialogues with Pakistan. USIP's permanent Kabul office provides the latest on-the-ground information on Afghanistan and supports USIP programs in country. USIP experts available for comment a...

June 14, 2011 The U.S. Institute of Peace was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacob Bercovitch on Friday, June 10, 2011, after a long and brave struggle with cancer. Bercovitch was a professor of International Relations at the University in Canterbury, New Zealand and author and editor of more than 10 books on international relations and conflict mediation. In 2002, Bercovitch was a Jennings Randolph senior fellow at USIP.  Current Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Valerie Rosoux ...

In a sign of continued commitment to international peacebuilding, the U.S. Senate has confirmed the addition of two prominent board members for the United States Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded international conflict management organization working in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world to resolve violent conflict.

June 7, 2011 The United States Institute of Peace mourns the loss of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, who served on the Iraq Study Group, which the Institute convened in 2006. “Larry Eagleburger was a long-time colleague with an exceptional career as a foreign service professional. He was the first career officer to rise to the position of Secretary of State. As Ambassador to the former Yugoslavia he counseled the Institute during its work in the Balkans, and he contributed ...

(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace releases Pandemics and Peace: Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict, a new study revealing lessons in infectious disease control and international health cooperation. Identifying infectious disease as a first-order problem affecting the security and welfare of the international system, author William J. Long explores the extent to which public health cooperation can lead to new and improved forms of transnational political cooperati...

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