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November 2, 2009USIP Names Senior Program Officer Beth Ellen Cole to Newly Created Post as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ms. Cole has been at the forefront of managing USIP's relationships with U.S. federal agencies, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on a wide range of issues. Most recently, Cole was lead writer of the first civilian "doctrine" ever produced, "Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction," released in October 2009.

July 10, 2009USIP Fellow Named Registrar of U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 9, 2009 appointed USIP Senior Fellow David Tolbert as the next registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).  Tolbert, currently a senior fellow with USIP's Jennings Randolph fellowship program from Oct. 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009, will take up his new responsibilities on Aug. 26, 2009.