Who attended
The inaugural Board of Peace (BoP) meeting is taking place today, February 19, 2026, at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C..
The gathering includes a mix of permanent executive board members and representatives from 49 member states.
Donald Trump: Chair.
Marco Rubio: U.S. Secretary of State.
Jared Kushner: Trump’s son-in-law and advisor.
Tony Blair: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Steve Witkoff: U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East.
Nickolay Mladenov:High Representative for Gaza.
Mike Waltz: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
JD Vance: U.S. Vice President.
Marc Rowan: CEO ofApolloGlobal Management.
Ajay Banga: President of the World Bank.
Attending World Leaders & Member States
Viktor Orbán: Prime Minister of Hungary.
Javier Milei: President of Argentina.
Prabowo Subianto: President of Indonesia.
Shehbaz Sharif: Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: President of Kazakhstan.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev: President of Uzbekistan.
Nikol Pashinyan: Prime Minister of Armenia.
Ilham Aliyev: President of Azerbaijan.
To Lam: Communist Party General Secretary of Vietnam.
Observer Nations
Several countries have declined formal membership but are attending the meeting as observers, including Italy, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.TheEuropean Unionalso has representatives present as observers.
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