Functioning as a private, nonprofit organization, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a think tank that works closely with the leaders of the nations to develop solutions and programs that can potentially usher and sustain international peace. Most of these solutions are founded on cooperation between nations.

The Endowment traces its roots to Andrew Carnegie, a US steel tycoon and famed philanthropist. In 1907, Carnegie expressed his desire to promote world peace and believed that such can be possible through stronger international laws and organizations. On November 25, 1910, Carnegie’s 75th birthday, he created the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace with a starting fund of $10 million.

The primary aim of the Endowment was to “hasten the abolition of international war.” Carnegie tasked the Endowment’s Board of Trustees to seek any possible practical means to carry out this aim.

Today, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is comprised of international offices in efforts to create more practical solutions to international matters by providing a strong international presence. While other think tanks are restricted by national boundaries and see the world from one country’s perspective, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was the first to break the trend and started operating beyond the borders of the United States in 1993.

With headquarters in Washington DC, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace works with offices located in Moscow, Beijing, Brussels, and Beirut, effectively covering the issues that affect and may affect international peace in the world’s main regions.

Among the Endowment’s high profile programs are the China Program, Globalization 101; the Trade, Equity and Development Program; and the Russia & Eurasia Program.

James C. Gaither currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees, which includes Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations; and Jamie Gorelick as board members.

More information on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:

Official site of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

A detailed profile of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, including links to all board members.

The organization’s headquarters in Moscow, Beirut, and Brussles, Belgium.

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