For Immediate Release - September 4, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) - In a sign of increasing penetration of peace-related materials into war-torn countries like Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is increasing its translation and dissemination of works into Dari and Farsi, for local usage within zones of conflict. The USIP edited and published book “Combating Serious Crimes” is now available in Dari and printed by an Afghan book printer. The Da...

For Immediate Release - September 14, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822   (Washington) - The United States Institute of Peace has named William B. Taylor, Jr. to be vice president of the Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability effective October 1, 2009. Ambassador Taylor served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to June 2009. In his new capacity at USIP, Taylor will lead the Institute's efforts in societies emerging from conflict, including overseeing Institute operation...

Daniel P. Serwer, who has supervised the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans, Haiti and Sudan, will now lead the growing Centers of Innovation at the Institute, overseeing a wide range of cutting edge projects. Serwer, who was the founding vice president of USIP's Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, will now focus full-time on innovation in rule of law, religion and peacemaking, sustainable economies, media and conflict, sci...

Religion;  Environment;  Economics

Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822   (Washington) – On the eve of a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the United States for the U.N. General Assembly, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) offers six experts for interviews as needed. Their names, phone numbers and specialties are listed below. Daniel Brumberg, Acting Director of the Muslim World Initiative

For Immediate Release -- October 7, 2009 (Washington, D.C.) - On Oct. 7, 2009, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute unveiled the first strategic "doctrine" ever produced for civilian actors involved in peace operations. The "Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction" (S&R) is a practical roadmap for helping countries transition from violent conflict to peace. "The question du jour is what the strategy in Afghanistan sh...

For Immediate Release, October 14, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher/Allison Sturma (Washington, D.C.) - The U.S. Institute of Peace announced today the formation of a new initiative on gender and peacebuilding to focus additional attention on the challenges facing women in conflict zones around the world, and to further address the broader issue of gender-related impacts of conflict and peacebuilding. Kathleen Kuehnast, who has served as associate vice president of USIP’s Grant Program, will be...

Gender

For Immediate Release, October 19, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington, D.C.) – On October 19, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the United States Institute of Peace Act (USIP) establishing an Institute that today, October 19, 2009, marks its 25th anniversary and evaluates its progress in fulfilling its congressional mandate. The Institute's mandate from Congress is threefold: Prevent and resolve violent international conflicts Promote post-confli...

For Immediate Release, November 2, 2009 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington, D.C.) - The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has named Beth Ellen Cole to the newly created post of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, effective November 2, 2009. 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 ...