Host Family Enrichment
On June 15, Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, the director of Israel, The Palestinian Territories, and the Region program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, provided CFP’s hosting community with an hour-long discussion …
Celebrating the Good Friday Agreement!
Early in her 27 year career in the foreign service, Ambassador Susan Elliott served as US Consul General for Northern Ireland in Belfast. The organization she now leads, the National …
Celebrating the Good Friday Agreement
CFP’s Northern Ireland Liaison, Meibh McKinney, attended a prominent gala event in Belfast where she was privileged to meet Senator George Mitchell, who played a leading role in the Good …
Celebrating Border Crossings!
20 years ago today thousands of Cypriot people queued for hours to see their friends, neighbours, homes and the rest of their homeland. In recognition of the anniversary of this …
2023 Cyprus Program Grows!
This year CFP received 131 applications for Year 1 Peace Camps in Cyprus and 33 applications for the Year 2 U.S. Residency. Announcing the new Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation!This summer …
Welcome Steven Aiello
Steven Aiello is the founder and director of Debate for Peace and has been involved in Jewish-Arab Model UN work in Israel since 2011. He has run over 30 conferences …
Houston Area Coordinator: Melanie Dozier Coe
Melanie has spent her career in higher education. She has taught college courses in Speech Communication and Business since 2003 while also working in operations management. Melanie holds a Master’s …
Middle East Coordinator: Yasmine Masri
Yasmine Masri is an Israeli- Arab/ Palestinian English teacher. She has been an English teacher since 2011 in Deir Al-Asad Comprehensive school. She finished her English Master’s in Tel- Aviv …
Middle East Coordinator: Debbie Roth
Debbie Roth is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and has been living in Israel for over 11 years. She holds a BA in Portuguese and German Literature and Linguistics from …
Tribute to Creators of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
As we near the 25th anniversary of Peace in N. Ireland, two stalwarts of the Good Friday Agreement and Nobel Peace Prize winners have sadly passed away. John Hume died …