United States Institute of Peace

| formation = 1984 | headquarters = United States Institute of Peace Headquarters
2301 Constitution Avenue NW | location = Washington, D.C. | leader_title = President | leader_name = Darren Beattie | leader_title2 = Chair of the Board of Directors | leader_name2 = | website = }} The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an American independent, nonprofit, national institute founded and funded by the U.S. Congress and tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide. It provides research, analysis, and training to individuals in diplomacy, mediation, and other peace-building measures.

Following years of proposals for a national peace academy, USIP was established in 1984 by congressional legislation signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It is officially nonpartisan and independent, receiving funding only through a congressional appropriation to prevent outside influence. 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.

The institute's headquarters is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., at the northwest corner of the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It employed around 300 personnel and trained more than 65,000 professionals since its inception.

In February 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with an intention to dismantle the USIP. In March, Trump ordered most of USIP's board of directors to be fired. Under statute, the president may remove board members with the approval of the majority of the board or several congressional committees. The Department of Government Efficiency subsequently entered the USIP building to replace its leadership, fire its staff, and assume building ownership. Some of USIP's former leadership contested the legality of these moves in court, citing the agency's independent structure, and on May 19, Judge Beryl Howell ruled in favor of USIP. On June 27, Howell’s ruling was lifted in federal appeals court. Provided by Wikipedia