Iraq Study Group Staff Available to Discuss Report
Senior staff from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) who also served in lead support roles for the Iraq Study Group are now available to discuss their experiences with the media.
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Iraq Study Group Press Conference December 6, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2006 The Iraq Study Group (ISG) will hold a press conference to discuss its report on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 AM EST in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Journalists should be in the room no later than 10:45 AM EST. A PDF version of the ISG report will be available for download after 11:00 AM EST on the websites of the U.S. Institute of Peace (www.usip.org), the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice Uni...
Iraq Study Group Report to be Released on December 6, 2006
Questions about the ISG or its report should be directed to: Ian Larsen 202-429-3870 cell: 703-929-2099 ilarsen@usip.org Lauren Sucher 202-429-3822 cell: 202-657-7326 lsucher@usip.org To schedule a press interview after the report launch, email ISGinterviews@usip.org or call 202-772-357...
Christopher Chadbourne & Associates Selected to Design USIP's New Public Education Center
Contact: Ian Larsen 202-429-3870 cell: 703-929-2099 ilarsen@usip.org Lauren Sucher 202-429-3822 cell: 202-657-7326
Iraq Study Group Statement on White House Meetings
Questions about the ISG or its report should be directed to: Ian Larsen 202-429-3870 cell: 703-929-2099 ilarsen@usip.org Lauren Sucher 202-429-3822 cell: 202-657-7326 lsucher@usip.org To schedule a press interview after the report launch, email ISGinterviews@usip.org or call 202-772-357...
Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger Replaces Robert Gates on Iraq Study Group
Questions about the ISG or its report should be directed to: Ian Larsen 202-429-3870 cell: 703-929-2099 ilarsen@usip.org Lauren Sucher 202-429-3822 cell: 202-657-7326 lsucher@usip.org To schedule a press interview after the report launch, email ISGinterviews@usip.org or call 202-772-357...
Cogan Wins Ernest Lemonon Prize
November 1, 2006 Dr. Charles Cogan, a research associate at Harvard University, has been awarded the Ernest Lemonon prize for the year 2006 for the updated, French-language version of his USIP-published book, French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing with la Grande Nation, (USIP Press, 2003). The French version of the book, entitled, Diplomatie à la française, was published by Editions Jacob-Duvernet in 2005. The medal prize is awarded each year by the by the Association des Sciences Morales e...
Former Institute Fellow Wins Holberg Prize
Shmuel N. Eisenstadt. (Courtesy: Hebrew University) Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, a Jennings Randolph senior fellow at the Institute in 2001, has won the 2006 Holberg International Memorial Prize for his contributions to sociological and historical understandings of social change and modernization. His work, which spans several decades, examines the relations between culture, belief systems, and political institutions in an array of contexts, from present- day Israel and Japan to the foundatio...
Institute Mourns Passing of Former Fellow and Friend Alexander George
Alexander George contributed to what the Institute is today Left to Right: Political sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset, a member of USIP's Board of Directors; Alexander George; and former Institute Executive Vice President Harriet Hentges, at a special reception hosted by the Institute to honor George on August 29, 1996. The Institute was deeply saddened this week to learn of the passing of its good friend and long-time collaborator Alexander George, Graham H. Stuart Professor Emeritus of...
First Prize in National Peace Essay Contest Awarded to Washington High School Student
June 26, 2006 Christopher Svetlik, left, Kona Shen, second from left, and Eugene Kim, far right, receive awards at the 2006 National Peace Essay Contest Awards Banquet on June 22 from Institute President Richard Solomon (center). WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kona Shen of Seattle, Washington, was awarded first prize in a nation-wide essay contest sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace on stemming nuclear proliferation. A student at the Northwest School, Shen received a $10,000 college scholarshi...