For Immediate Release - September 14, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822   (Washington) - The United States Institute of Peace has named William B. Taylor, Jr. to be vice president of the Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability effective October 1, 2009. Ambassador Taylor served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to June 2009. In his new capacity at USIP, Taylor will lead the Institute's efforts in societies emerging from conflict, including overseeing Institute operation...

For Immediate Release - September 4, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) - In a sign of increasing penetration of peace-related materials into war-torn countries like Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is increasing its translation and dissemination of works into Dari and Farsi, for local usage within zones of conflict. The USIP edited and published book “Combating Serious Crimes” is now available in Dari and printed by an Afghan book printer. The Da...

For Immediate Release - September 1, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) - The United States Institute of Peace named J Alexander Thier as director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs effective September 1, 2009. Respected as a leading authority on both countries, Thier will serve as the coordinator of all USIP programs related to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the cross-border region. Thier will oversee the Institute's efforts both in Washington, D.C. and in the region. "A...

For Immediate Release Date: September 1, 2009 Washington, D.C.—As the United States weighs a change of approach toward the Iranian government after thirty years of confrontation, Middle East expert John Limbert steps up with a pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran. In Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (U.S. Institute of Peace Press, September 2009), John Limbert provides clear reasons for the U.S. to renew dialogue with Iran and outlines fourteen princ...

For Immediate Release - July 23, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822   (Washington) - Speaking at an exclusive event at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on July 23, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki kept the door open for continuing the U.S. military presence in his country beyond 2011, when the current Status of Forces Agreement expires. “If Iraqi forces need more training and support, we will reexamine the agreement at that time, based on our own national needs,” the pri...

For Immediate Release - July 10, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822  

For Immediate Release: June 26, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) – Three high school students—one each from Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi—have won scholarships of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 respectively as national, first and second place prizes in the National Peace Essay Contest (NPEC) conducted each year by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Sophia Sanchez from Missouri, Erin Morbek from Arkansas and Sean Ray from Mississippi, the three national winne...

Education & Training

(Washington) – Eighteen community college faculty members from around the U.S. have just returned from a five-day seminar in Washington, D.C. at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) called, "Global Peace and Security in Community Colleges and the Communities They Serve." During the workshop, they collaborated on ways to integrate teaching about conflict resolution into their already-existing curricula. The participants are chosen from a pool of applicants for this all-expense paid trai...

Education & Training