Mission

The mission of ICRD is to address identity-based conflicts that exceed the reach of traditional diplomacy by incorporating religion as part of the solution. More often than not, these take the form of ethnic conflict, tribal warfare, or religious hostilities.

Regardless of one's spiritual persuasion, there are two compelling reasons why the Center's work is important: (1) the need for more effective preventive measures to minimize the occasions in which we are forced to send our sons and daughters in harm's way and (2) the need for a stable global environment to support the kind of economic growth that can benefit an expanding percentage of the world's population. By linking religious reconciliation with official or unofficial diplomacy, ICRD has created a new synergy for peacemaking that serves both of these needs.

Leaders' Comments

"The International Center for Religion and Diplomacy is doing important and worthwhile work."

Colin Powell

then U.S. Secretary of State

"The work which ICRD has accomplished has been the product of great patience and perseverance."

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

then Archbishop of Washington

"I appreciate the Center's work to resolve one of Sudan's most difficult issues."

Senator John Danforth

then U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

"In Kashmir, none of the 'old hands' would have imagined that you could have achieved the measure of reconciliation you have already established."

Robert McFarlane

former U.S. National Security Advisor

"I want to thank you and the Center for all you continue to do for peace."

George Carey

then Archbishop of Canterbury

"Your work gives us hope that not only are there people on all sides of these conflicts who are willing to work together for peace, but also that religion can be part of the solution."

John V. Hanford

U.S. Ambassador for

International Religious Freedom