United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace is an American independent, non-profit, national institute established and funded by the United States Congress and is tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide. It provides research, analysis, and training to individuals in diplomacy, mediation, and other peace-building measures. In Dec. 2025, the institute announced that it would named Donald J Trump Institute of Peace after Trump the current president of the United States of America (USA).[discuss] The name change is the subject of litigation.

The institute's headquarters building is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington at the northwest corner of the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Following years of proposals for a national peace academy, USIP was established in 1984 by congressional legislation signed into law by President Reagan. The institute is governed by a bipartisan board of directors with 15 members, which must include the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, and the president of the National Defense University. The remaining 12 members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate (of the United States).
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