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Ambassador (Ret.) John W. McDonald is a
lawyer, a professor, a
published author, a former
U.S. diplomat who served in
Western Europe and the
Middle East, and with
agencies of the United Nations
dealing with economic and
social affairs. He is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO
of the
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD)
in
Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Multi-Track Diplomacy
views the process of international peacemaking as a
living system. It looks at the
web of interconnected
activities, individuals,
institutions, and communities
that interrelate for a common
goal: a world at peace.
Since 1992 the IMTD has
initiated and facilitated
conflict transformation
projects in Europe, Asia,
Africa and the Middle East.
Recently, IMTD has been
working on:
- projects linked
to Georgia, Nepal, Zimbabwe,
Somalia, Nigeria, Equatorial
Guinea, Pakistan, & Kashmir;
- Water and Peace issues; and
- conflict resolution training
in military institutes.
For more
info about Amb. McDonald
and the work of the IMTD,
visit the IMTD website
or offices at
1901 N. Fort Myer Drive #
405, Arlington, VA 22209;
phone (703) 528-3863.
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Dr. David Krieger is a
lawyer who has written many
studies on peace in the
Nuclear Age and written or
edited 16 books. He is the
recipient of many awards and
serves on the board/advisory
council of 20 organizations
working for peace and human
rights. He is a founder of the
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF),
located
in Santa Barbara, California,
USA, and has served as its
President since 1982.
NAPF has initiated many
innovative and important
projects for building peace,
strengthening international
law, abolishing nuclear
weapons, and empowering a
new generation of peace
leaders.
The NAPF has recently
launched an Appeal to the next
President of the United States
calling for US leadership for a
nuclear weapons-free world.
The Appeal will be delivered
to the President inaugurated
on January 20, 2009. The
NAPF has also created a new
DVD, Nuclear Weapons and
the Human Future, which
outlines the case against
nuclear weapons. To sign the
Appeal and obtain a copy of
the DVD, visit the NAPF website
or their
offices at PMB 121, 1187
Coast Village Road - #1, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108; phone
(805) 965-3443.
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Professor Richard Rubenstein, who taught at
various universities in the U.S.
and abroad, joined George
Mason University's
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR)
in 1987 as
Professor of Conflict
Resolution and Public Affairs.
He has authored 8 books and
written dozens of essays,
articles, and book chapters on
conflicts, conflict resolution,
terrorism, social justice, and
religions.
ICAR provides bachelor's,
master's, and doctorate
programs in Conflict Analysis
and Resolution, plus
certificates in Conflict
Resolution/advanced skills,
Collaborative Leadership in
Community Planning, and
Conflict Resolution for Health
Professionals.
In October 2007, ICAR
hosted a first ever workshop of
European and U.S. experts to
discuss how best to integrate
their research and ideas into
foreign policy. Professor
Rubenstein, who organized the
conference, found that
European governments were
ahead of the U.S. in
integrating conflict resolution
into foreign policy. Visit the
ICAR website for more info
or their offices at 3330 N. Washington
Boulevard "Truland Building"
Arlington, VA;
Mailing address I.C.A.R. MS - 4D3, 3401 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22201;
phone (703) 993-1300.
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