For Immediate Release, January 13, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725   (Washington) - Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) recommends two experts available for comment on the disaster’s impact in Haiti, and the international response. Bob Perito, Senior Program Office with the Center for Post Conflict and coordinator of USIP's Haiti programs In addition to directing USIP's work in Haiti, Perito specializes in governance and p...

For Immediate Release, January 22, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 (Washington) – As the relief efforts continue in the aftermath of last week's earthquake, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) offers experts for insight into the situation, including rule of law, U.N. peacekeeping issues, and disaster management projects. Overall Coverage USIP offers two experts with extensive expiterience in Haiti who are available for comment on the overall impact of the earthquake on ...

For Immediate Release, January 22, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) -- The United States Institute of Peace—an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established by Congress—is now completing construction of its permanent headquarters facility at the northwest corner of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.  Scheduled for completion in early 2011, the headquarters will serve the American people, the federal government, and the international community as a cen...

For Immediate Release, February 5, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org The United States Institute of Peace has been named to be the official convener of the National Defense Panel, a congressionally mandated independent panel selected to review the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The Institute most recently served as convener of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the...

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For Immediate Release, February 23, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 (Washington) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently took control of the electoral monitoring commission, a formerly U.N. supported body that ruled more than a million ballots were fraudulent in the 2009 elections.   The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) offers Afghanistan experts to comment on the recent developments with Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), the likely impact on upcoming election...

For Immediate Release, April 2, 2010 (Washington) - At a time when an array of difficult diplomatic challenges requires that U.S. diplomats be at the top of their game, a new book by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP Press) comprehensively assesses American negotiating behavior at and away from the bargaining table. "American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers" by USIP President Richard H. Solomon and co-author Nigel Quinney analyzes the mul...

For Immediate Release, March 3, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 (Washington) – In advance of Sunday's elections in Iraq, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) offers experts for media interviews and commentary. USIP has had an office in Baghdad since 2004 that coordinates the Institute's efforts to promote reconciliation, strengthen the Iraqi government and civil society, and engage Iraqi youth. In addition to the Iraq program staff based in Washington, members of USIP’s Baghdad st...

For Immediate Release, March 5, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 (Washington) - Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala will be joining the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) as a Jennings Randolph Senior Visiting Scholar from March 1, 2010 - June 15, 2010. During his stay at the Institute, Ambassador Dhanapala will focus on how to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime and provide an assessment of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Review conference to be held at the United Nation...

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