United States Institute of Peace
Federally chartered organization in the United States
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| March 28 2025 | The Trump administration fired over 200 USIP staffers and appointed Nate Cavanaugh as USIP president, who then transferred the headquarters building to the US Government. |
| March 2025 | Trump announced firing of most USIP board members, including George Moose, and appointed Kenneth Jackson as acting president. |
| March 2025 | The institute accused Elon Musk's DOGE operatives of illegally entering their building. |
| March 17 2025 | US attorney's office reported unauthorized individuals inside USIP headquarters, with Kenneth Jackson claimed to be in charge. |
| February 19 2025 | President Donald Trump signed an executive order potentially limiting the institute's functions and operations. |
| January 25 2025 | Pete Hegseth assumes office as an ex officio member of the United States Institute of Peace board |
| January 21 2025 | Marco Rubio assumes office as an ex officio member of the United States Institute of Peace board |
| April 24 2024 | Lise Grande's presidency ended, with George Moose becoming the acting president. |
| 2023 | Awarded the Women Building Peace Award to Pétronille Vaweka from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2022 | Awarded the Women Building Peace Award to María Eugenia Mosquera Riascos of Colombia. |
| 2021 | Awarded the Women Building Peace Award to Josephine Ekiru from Kenya. |
| 2020 | Inaugurated the Women Building Peace Awards, with Rita Martin Lopidia from South Sudan as the first winner. |
| October 2020 | Lise Grande was named the new president. |
| 2016 | Published 'The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy', a comprehensive overview involving 50 experts discussing Iran's evolving relationship with the West, edited by Robin Wright. |
| February 2 2015 | Nancy Lindborg was sworn in as president, serving until 2020. |
| 2013 | Kristin Lord served as acting president until 2014. |
| 2012 | Former congressman Jim Marshall became president, serving until 2013. |
| 2011 | Construction of the institute's headquarters building was completed. |
| April 14 2011 | USIP's funding was restored by both the House and Senate through the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. |
| March 7 2011 | Former U.S. Central Command commander Anthony Zinni published a supportive op-ed in the New York Times defending USIP's budget and its value to national security. |
| February 17 2011 | The House of Representatives voted to eliminate all funding for the U.S. Institute of Peace in the FY 2011 continuing resolution. |
| February 16 2011 | Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz and former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing USIP's funding as government waste. |
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