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Releases for the public and media announcing new events, people, projects, or publications at USIP.
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May 10, 2013
The U.S. Institute of Peace announced today the state-level winners of the 2012-2013 National Peace Essay Contest. Each of the 50 high school students received an academic scholarship for their essays on “Gender, War, and Peacebuilding.” Issue Areas: Education
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May 9, 2013
As Pakistan prepares for its general elections on May 11, experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) discuss the significance of the elections and voter sentiment. Countries: Pakistan
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May 9, 2013
Jim Marshall, president of the United States Institute of Peace, has been appointed to the congressionally-mandated National Defense Panel, which assesses the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Marshall was named to the panel by U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. |
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May 6, 2013
Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman joined the U.S. Institute of Peace as a senior advisor, USIP announced today. He stepped down in March as President Barack Obama’s special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, a position he had held since March 10, 2011. His work at USIP will focus on (a) the roles of special envoys, when and under what conditions they are most effective; and (b) how the U.S. government can most effectively interact with rogue states with which the U.S. nevertheless has important interests. |
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April 17, 2013
At the request of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board is considering a proposal to realign the entrance ramp from Constitution Avenue to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. Following is a statement from the U.S. Institute of Peace regarding that proposal. |
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March 29, 2013
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), in partnership with the U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, hosted two international workshops on March 19-22, 2013, to identify priorities, strategies, and good practices for community engagement and community policing as tools to counter violent extremism. |
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March 26, 2013
Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi and Cape Verde all have made significant progress toward promoting democratic reform. These four countries’ heads of state will share the stage at the United States Institute of Peace for an important conversation on the link between good governance and increasing prosperity in their countries and across Africa. |
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March 11, 2013
“Lights and Windows Challenge”: Help the Institute find a more time- and cost- efficient way to wash windows and change light bulbs. USIP seeks to reduce costs and minimize the time needed to wash the windows and change the light bulbs in its Schulz Great Hall and International Women’s Commons. |
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March 8, 2013
The U.S. Institute of Peace today announced the second round of the Public Education for Peacebuilding Support initiative. This nationwide competition, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), provides up to $2,000 (in matched funding) to U.S.-based institutions of higher learning (community colleges, colleges and universities) and public libraries for public education programs that address USIP’s conflict resolution and peacebuilding mandate. |
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February 27, 2013
U.S. Institute of Peace President Jim Marshall issued the following statement upon former Senator Chuck Hagel swearing-in as secretary of defense. |
