5 things to know about Trump's Board of Peace
2. Who is on the Board of Peace and who is not?
Representatives of several countries signed onto the charter forming the Board of Peace at Thursday’s ceremony: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
Additional countries that have accepted Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace are: Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Morocco and Vietnam.
In its statement published last week, the White House announced that the Executive Board of the Board of Peace will consist of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga and U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gabriel Jr.
According to The Washington Post, only five countries have explicitly declined Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace: Denmark, France, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden.
Meanwhile, countries that have not formally responded but have not ruled out joining the Board of Peace include: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Vatican City and the European Union.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
