[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

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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)

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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

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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.