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US Institute of Peace Renamed for Trump After His Administration Gutted It Earlier This Year

The institute’s renaming followed a legal battle over control and coincided with a peace deal signing involving African leaders, with USIP operating in 26 conflict zones before the takeover.

  • On Wednesday the U.S. State Department announced it renamed the United States Institute of Peace the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace and installed his name on its Washington, D.C. headquarters.
  • The institute sued after Department of Government Efficiency removed staff and replaced leadership, leading former USIP leadership and staff to regain the building in ongoing federal courts and appeals.
  • Timing aligned the renaming with a high-profile peace ceremony as the USIP building is slated to host Thursday's White House-brokered signing between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, with senior African delegations expected.
  • The legal fight leaves the institute's future unclear as the matter remains before federal appeals courts; George Foote said the renaming 'adds insult to injury' while Anna Kelly defended it.
  • USIP was created by Congress to operate independently, but the renaming advances President Donald Trump's peacemaker branding amid the Trump administration budget proposal to eliminate USIP funding.
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Trump revels in peace institute renamed after himself

It may not make up for missing out on the Nobel Prize, but President Donald Trump still looked thrilled to arrive at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.

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Washington, Dec 4 (EFE).- The State Department renamed the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) under the name of President Donald Trump to claim the president’s foreign policy, in the midst of a legal dispute over the control of the institution. The poster “United States Peace Institute Donald J. Trump” appears at the entrance of the institution, based in Washington, which this Thursday will host the signing of the peace agreement between Rw…

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The New Republic broke the news in on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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