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Peace & diplomacy

Trust is built person to person.

A record of conflict mediation and Track-II diplomacy spanning four decades, from interfaith summits to the front lines of regional conflict.

Israel & PalestineIndia & KashmirCroatian refugee campsEritrea–Ethiopia borderThe southern PhilippinesSri LankaThe Gulf War
Declarations & initiatives

Documents that moved communities toward one another

In the field

Mediation where it is hardest

Dr. Kaufmann’s peace missions have included negotiations during the Gulf War; work in conflict zones in Israel and Palestine and in India and Kashmir; service in refugee camps in Croatia and at the Eritrea–Ethiopia border; and mediation in revolutionary centers of the southern Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
A handshake
Mediation
Friends at sunrise
Reconciliation
A church in a valley
Faith traditions
Recognition

Acknowledged by peers

2010

Visionary of Peace Award

Interfaith Roundtable of Ireland.

Top 10

Dialogue and Alliance

Named one of the top ten of 650 journals by an independent panel commissioned by the American Theological Library Association.

42

Years of mediation

In international relations and peace work, alongside board service with several international peace organizations.

Documents & addresses

Historic addresses, declarations and white papers

Summaries and PDFs of keynote addresses and papers are available to scholars, journalists and organizers on request.

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