U.S. Institute of Peace

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United States Institute of “Peace” / U.S. Institute of Peace

-1200 17th Street N.W. – Washington, D.C. 20036; Tel: +1.202.457.1700 Fax: +1.202.429.6063

http://www.usip.org/

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“USIP’s Mission and Goals”

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help:

* “Prevent and resolve” violent international conflicts

* “Promote post-conflict stability and development”

* Increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide

The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in “peacebuilding” efforts around the globe.

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Richard H. Solomon - President and CEO, Member Ex-Officio of the Board of Directors

Richard H. Solomon has been president of the Institute since 1993, and has overseen the Institute’s growth into a center of international conflict management analysis and applied programs. Prior to this assignment, Solomon was assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 1989 to 1992. In that capacity, he negotiated the Cambodia peace treaty, the first United Nations “Permanent Five” peacemaking agreement; had a leading role in the dialogue on nuclear issues between the United States and South and North Korea; helped establish the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation initiative; and led U.S. negotiations with Japan, Mongolia, and Vietnam on important bilateral matters. More >>> http://usip.forumone.com/specialists/richard-h-solomon …Wife: Anne.

-Richard H Solomon 8201 Bryant Dr; Bethesda, MD 20817-3134 (301) 320-9278 [Anne G Solomon, Carol S Solomon]

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Tara D. Sonenshine – Executive Vice President

As Executive Vice President, Tara oversees program work, public outreach, publications and strategic planning. She also manages the planning of the Public Education Center that will be a major feature of the Institute’s new headquarters project on the national mall. Sonenshine has been involved with USIP in various consulting capacities. She has also served in various White House capacities, and she began her career at ABC News where she was editorial producer of “Nightline.” More >>> http://www.usip.org/specialists/tara-sonenshine

* http://www.psaonline.org/userdata_display.php?modin=55

* http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tara_Sonenshine

* http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/?pid=94

“…Before joining the Institute, she served as Special Assistant to President Clinton, Special Adviser to National Security Advisor Samuel “Sandy” Berger, and Communications Director for the National Security Council. In 1998, Sonenshine was at the Brookings Institution studying foreign policy and communications. Her career began in broadcast journalism in 1982 at ABC News in New York, where she served as an assistant to the vice president of news. Sonenshine went on to become an editorial producer of ABC News’ Nightline, where she worked for more than a decade. She was also an off-air reporter at the Pentagon for ABC’s World News Tonight, etc.”

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Charles E. Nelson – Senior Counselor/Vice President for Headquarters Project

Charles E. Nelson is vice president of the Institute. Among his many duties, he works on the Institute’s relations with Congress and on the development of architectural plans and funding for the Institute’s new headquarters building. He also oversees the Institute’s Latin America activities, which have included programs focusing on democracy-building, civil-military relations, and the Organization of American States. More >>> http://www.usip.org/specialists/charles-e-nelson

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Board of Directors

J. Robinson West - Chairman of the Board of Directors

…chairman and founder of PFC Energy. …served in the Reagan Administration as assistant secretary of the Interior for Policy, Budget and Administration (1981-83), with responsibility for U.S. offshore oil policy. …was a first vice president at Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co., Inc., an investment banking firm… served in the Ford Administration as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for International Economic Affairs… is a member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, the National Petroleum Council, and the Council on Foreign Relations. …West is married to Eileen Shields West, a journalist, and has four children, and resides in Washington, D.C.

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George E. Moose - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

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