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Welcome
Saturday
June 19th
Sunday
June 20th
Monday
June 21st
Tuesday
June 22nd
Wednesday
June 23rd
Thursday
June 24th
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On Saturday, June 19th, 1999, the
Institute welcomed the winners of the 12th annual
National
Peace Essay Contest!
More than 2,500 students in 50 states, the District of
Columbia, U.S. territories, and American high schools
overseas participated in this year's contest, writing essays
about the different measures that can be taken to
prevent
violent international conflicts.
The state-level winners received a $1,000 college
scholarship and competed for national awards of up to
$10,000.
While in Washington the students visited the Ethiopian and
Eritrean embassies, toured the Smithsonian museums and
monuments on the Mall, participated in simulation exercises
on conflict-resolution, and attended an Awards
Banquet where the first,
second, and third place national winners were
announced.
The
students participated in a multiple-day conflict-resolution
simulation exercise on the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict . To
aid in the exercise, the USIP Library has provided resources
on Eritrea
& Ethiopia.
Biographies
and photos of state-level
winners
Biographies
and photos of the awards
program staff
Press
Release announcing
winners
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