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Inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington

Politics Feb 19

WATCH: Trump says 'nobody occupied' U.S. Institute of Peace, he 'had nothing to do' with renaming the building after him

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 29

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump hosts leaders of Congo and Rwanda, in Washington
AP report: Trump eyes former Institute of Peace building for new Board of Peace headquarters

The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff. The building has since been renamed…

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Politics Dec 04

Trump’s name on the United States Institute of Peace in Washington
Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building while fighting the organization in court

On Wednesday, the State Department said it renamed the organization to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace to “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”…

By Michelle L. Price, Gary Fields, Associated Press

Politics May 22

United States Institute of Peace CEO and President George Moose and USIP lawyer George Foote
Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over DOGE

The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.

By Gary Fields, Associated Press

Nation May 19

United States Institute of Peace in Washington is lit up in blue as part of a United Nations global event
Judge blocks Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts

A judge said that because the removal of the board by the administration was illegal, all subsequent actions are null and void, including the firing of the staff and the transfer of the headquarters to the General Services Administration.

By Gary Fields, Associated Press

Mar 19

After firings and DOGE staff accesses headquarters, U.S. Institute of Peace board sues

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

The legal challenge seeks to prevent their removal and stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from taking over and accessing the building and systems of the independent nonprofit.

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Jan 10

How can the foreign policy community get past a bruising election?

By Larisa Epatko

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, national security adviser Susan Rice will symbolically “pass the baton” to her successor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, at a ceremony held at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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