Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Training USIP's Iraqi SENSE Team in Istanbul
USIP's effort to re-launch our SENSE program in Iraq was successfully initiated October 28th through November 8th, 2008 during an intensive training session in Istanbul, Turkey. Five USIP staff members from DC, as well as four DC SENSE team members, were joined there by 21 members of the Iraqi SENSE team and two staff members of USIP’s Baghdad Office.
Negotiation Techniques In Multilateral Diplomacy
Ted Feifer and Mike Lekson of the Education and Training Center/ International conducted the Institute's seventh workshop on negotiation skills in multilateral diplomacy for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, June 8-10, 2009.
Interagency SENSE Simulation
On May 5-7, 2009 USIP conducted a SENSE simulation for Interagency participants at the Dupont Hotel in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and George Mason's Peace Operations Policy Program. Forty-three individuals received the training.
Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills Training, OSCE Presence in Albania
Ted Feifer of the Professional Training Program led this second workshop on negotiation and diplomatic skills for OSCE mission staff. There were 17 participants coming from headquarters and four field stations.
Workshop on Conflict Resolution (Upper Nile)
The USIP Professional Training Program conducted a workshop in Malakal, southern Sudan December 5-7, 2005. Senior Program Officer Jacki Wilson was assisted by Program Officer Jonathan Morgenstein for the workshop, which was conducted in partnership with the NGO Reconcile.
Seminar for Professionals Working in Conflict, Post-Conflict, and Reconstruction Situations
Institute Professional Training Officer Nina Sughrue conducted a three and half-day seminar in Annapolis, Maryland, for 32 participants from humanitarian NGOs, U.S. government agencies, the U.S. military, academia, and international organizations involved in relief and peace operations.
Managing Differences through Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills
This was the sixth workshop the Training Program has held for NGOs in Central Asia since 2002, and its fourth partnership with the Businesswomen's Association of Uzbekistan. The 36 women participating in this workshop came from Uzbekistan (including the autonomous area of Karakalpakstan), Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Teaching Conflict Resolution to Israeli and Palestinian Educators
Training Program Officer Ted Feifer and Education Program Officer Alison Milofsky facilitated a 3-day workshop for 30 Israeli and Palestinian educators in Limassol, Cyprus on teaching conflict resolution through the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom.
Capacity Building Workshop for Afghan Women Leaders
Immediately following Afghanistan's historic September 18th parliamentary elections, Institute trainers Nina Sughrue and Jacqueline Wilson, in collaboration with Women Waging Peace and Women for Afghan Women, conducted a four-day workshop for Afghan women leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Advanced Negotiating Skills in Multilateral Diplomacy for the OSCE
Ted Feifer of the Professional Training Program conducted this fourth workshop on advanced negotiating skills in multilateral diplomacy for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.