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April 30, 2009
Next Wednesday, May 6, a group of senior experts with decades of public service will present its final report on our nation’s strategic posture, to include its nuclear weapons strategy, to the President and Congress. They will detail their findings and respond to media questions in a press conference. |
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April 28, 2009
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has named Tara Sonenshine as the Executive Vice President of the Institute. Sonenshine joined the USIP leadership team in January 2009 as Vice President for Planning and Outreach. |
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April 23, 2009
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. |
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April 22, 2009
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 prominently recognizing the company as a sponsor in all lecture-related materials, Lockheed Martin will be included as a Founding Corporate Partner for the Institute's new National Mall headquarters and public education center campaign. |
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April 17, 2009
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 and the education community working in conflict management. |
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April 13, 2009
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. |
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April 1, 2009
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 organized by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the chief implementing partner for USIP’s Rule of Law Program in Iraq, the International Institute for the Rule of Law (IIRL). The conference, entitled Judicial Federalism in Iraq and conducted in Erbil, Iraq on March 28 & 29, 2009, focused on increasing coordination and harmonization between the federal and regional judiciaries in light of Iraqi federalism. |
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March 31, 2009
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 related to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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March 27, 2009
Trusted Diplomat to Serve as Deputy Ambassador at U.S. Embassy |
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March 18, 2009
Ambassador Jan Eliasson will be a Senior Visiting Scholar |
