PeaceCon 2023: Closing Fireside Chat

On May 3, USIP, in partnership with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, kickstarted PeaceCon 2023 by bringing together senior officials, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners from around the world to explore this year’s theme, “Beyond Fragile Ground: New Peacebuilding Architectures for Today and the Future,” as well as discuss new strategic approaches and peacebuilding frameworks to manage conflict and prevent violence.

3 D's: Diplomacy, Development, & Defense in the U.S. Government



• Liz Hume, moderator
Executive Director, Alliance for Peacebuilding


• Anne Witkowsky
Assistant Secretary of Bureau of Conflict & Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State


• Robert Jenkins
Assistant to the Administrator, USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention & Stabilization


• Joe McMenamin
Principal Director for Counternarcotics & Global Threats, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC)