The Presidentian Commission: In October of 2003, Institute President Stephen P. Cohen was a member of a presidential commission to study the root causes of anti-Americanism. The document Changing Minds, Winning Peace was the outcome of this commission.
Ambassador Frank Wisner, a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute for Middle East Peace and Development, is a leading American specialist in the relationship between the Middle East and the United States.
Ambassador Margaret Tutwiler, a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute for Middle East Peace and Development, was Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy during the first years of President George W. Bush's Administration.