Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Training for the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro
Program Officer Ted Feifer and Program Director George Ward conducted negotiations and diplomatic skills training for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Serbia and Montenegro on September 16-18, 2003. This was our first training partnership with the mission in Belgrade.
Professional Development Workshop at the OSCE Mission in Tbilisi
The Republic of Georgia has experienced two separatist conflicts that have generated many internally displaced persons and led to deployment of missions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the UN, as well as involvement of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Caucasus Regional Workshop for Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills
Working in partnership with the Tbilisi-based Internally Displaced Women´s Association (IDPWA), USIP Professional Training Program officers Anne Henderson and Mike Lekson conducted a four-day conflict management workshop. The workshop´s main goal was to bring together civil society and government practitioners from across the Caucasus to build skills in the fields of conflict analysis, problem solving, negotiation, and third party involvement in dispute resolution.
Building the Philippine Future
USIP Training Program officers Ray Caldwell and Greg Noone conducted two workshops for practitioners in Manila. The 70 participants represented a diverse group of government agencies, particularly the Office on Muslim Affairs and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, together with leaders of non-governmental organizations from around the country, and especially Mindanao.
Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills
Working in partnership with the Uzbek Business Women's Association (BWA), USIP brought together female entrepreneurs from throughout Uzbekistan for a three-day workshop. The workshop's main goal was to provide training in negotiation and problem solving skills for women involved in private business ventures.
Dialogue on Democracy
In response to an invitation from the State Department's Under Secretary for Global Affairs, Ms. Paula Dobriansky, the Institute participated in a conference organized by the Community of Democracies.
Dealing with Conflict and Crisis: International Conflict Management Seminar for Leaders
The Institute, in partnership with the Inter-American Defense College, held a seminar at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC for one hundred senior government officials and military officers, including sixty students of the IADC. Participants came from twenty-eight countries from the Americas including Canada and the US, as well as the Organization of American States.
International Conflict Workshop
The Institute, in partnership with the United States Department of State´s Foreign Service Institute (FSI), conducted a four-day International Conflict Workshop for 21 participants from the Departments of State and Defense, and nongovernmental organizations.
Managing International Conflict: Skills Training for Humanitarian and Peace Operations: A Senior Development Seminar
The Institute, in partnership with the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), held a seminar at the US Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island for thirty-five civilian and military participants from ministries of foreign affairs and defense from twenty-two countries.
Skill Building in Serbia
As part of a continuing collaboration with the Foreign Ministry of Serbia and Montenegro and the Government of Serbia, the Institute conducted two workshops at the conference center in Palic, near the Hungarian border.