[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2004] [Pages 578-580] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Suite 200, 1200 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3011 Phone, 202-457-1700. Fax, 202-429-6063. Internet, www.usip.org. Board of Directors: Public Members: Chairman Chester A. Crocker Vice Chairman Seymour Martin Lipset [[Page 579]] Members Betty F. Bumpers, Holly J. Burkhalter, Laurie Fulton, Charles Horner, Stephen D. Krasner, Mora L. McLean, Maria Otero, Daniel Pipes, Barbara W. Snelling, J. Robinson West, Harriet M. Zimmerman Ex officio: Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Lorne W. Craner Human Rights, and Labor President, National Defense University Michael M. Dunn Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith President, U.S. Institute of Peace Richard H. Solomon Officials: President Richard H. Solomon Executive Vice President Harriet Hentges Vice President Charles E. Nelson Chief Financial Officer Erin D. Singshinsuk Director, Education Program Pamela Aall Director, Grants Program Judith M. Barsalow Director, Jeannette Rankin Library Program (vacancy) Director, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program Joseph A. Klaits for International Peace Director, Research and Studies Program Paul B. Stares Director, Rule of Law Program Neil J. Kritz Director, Training Program George F. Ward Director, Peace and Stability Operations, and Daniel P. Serwer Balkans Initiative Director, Religion and Peacemaking Initiative David R. Smock Director, Virtual Diplomacy Initiative Sheryl A. Brown Director, Office of Congressional and Public Mary C. King Affairs Director, Office of Publications (vacancy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The United States Institute of Peace promotes research, policy analysis, education, and training on international peace and conflict resolution. The United States Institute of Peace is an independent Federal institution created and funded by Congress to develop and disseminate knowledge about international peace and conflict resolution. The Institute addresses this mandate in three principal ways: --by expanding basic and applied knowledge about the origins, nature, and processes of peace and war, encompassing the widest spectrum of approaches and insights; --by disseminating this knowledge to officials, policymakers, diplomats, and others engaged in efforts to promote international peace; and --by supporting education and training programs and providing information for secondary and university-level teachers and students and the general public. Programs The Education Program supports educational activities and curricula that help teachers and students, in the United States and abroad, understand international conflict resolution and build the capacities of future peacemakers. The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace each year awards [[Page 580]] Senior Fellowships to 12-15 foreign policy scholars, policymakers, and journalists who conduct research on aspects of international conflict and peace. The Fellowship Program also awards non-resident Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships to students and U.S. universities researching and writing doctoral dissertations on international peace and conflict. In addition to its in-house collections, theJeannette Rankin Libraryhas placed online the full texts of numerous peace agreements and documents relating to truth commissions plus annotated links to related Web sites. The Grants Program administers the Institute's program of financial support for research, education, training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. Grants are made for both solicited and unsolicited components. The Office of Public Outreach helps provide the work of the Institute to a range of audiences through the media, convening public events, and scheduling speaking engagements by Institute specialists. The Office of Publications oversees the publication of a broad range of products concerned with various aspects of international conflict and its resolution. Institute publications are available by request, or by free subscription while other items are available for purchase. The Research and Studies Program develops and disseminates knowledge on the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of conflicts through working groups, public meetings, written products, and other forms of research and analysis. The Rule of Law Program refines principles of the rule of law articulated by various international bodies and provides governments and policymakers with practical guidance for their implementation. The Training Program offers interactive programs that help government officials, military and police personnel, international organization representatives, and others interested acquire skills to handle all phases of conflict. The Office of Peace and Stability Operations applies the knowledge and lessons learned from other conflict resolution experiences to active zones of conflict abroad that are of highest priority to U.S. interests. Special Initiatives The Balkans Initiative works to promote peace and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia and to build consensus on Balkans policy and the U.S. role in maintaining peace. The Special Initiative on the Muslim World addresses a broad range of political, social, cultural, and religious questions. It explores the prospects for long-term understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds, and develops crisis management strategies for resolving conflicts. The Religion and Peacemaking Initiative enhances the capacity of faith communities to be forces for peace. It focuses on the role of religion in world conflicts and the applicability of human rights. The Virtual Diplomacy Initiative helps scholars and practitioners better understand and apply information and communications technologies in preventing, managing, and resolving international conflict. Sources of Information Electronic access to the Institute is available through the Internet at www.usip.org. For further information, contact the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, United States Institute of Peace, 1200 Seventeenth Street NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036-3011. Phone, 202-457-1700. Internet, www.usip.org.