Universal Peace Congress News

• The New York Peace Society was the first peace society to be established in the United States and was later replaced by the Universal Peace Congress
• 2024 - New Commissioners and Ambassadors for Aspen Commission

1. Dr. David Wimberly CPA*, CLU, ChFC, AEP, FLMI, RFP, CWM, EMBA USA
2. Commissioner George Mentz, JD MBA CWM DSS CILS MFP MPM, Seigneur of Feif Blondel - Colorado USA
3. Dr. Amir Dhia, PhD summa cum laude, MA, BA, CCTM, ASMEC - Saudi Arabia
4. Dr. Apanisile Samuel Temitope PhD MSc MBA AMA MPM ERMCP  - Nigeria
5. Dr. Deepak Jain - India
6. Dr. Ir. Fauzi Hasan MM, MBA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CGEIT, CRICS, SSCP, ITIL, PMP, MDCP, CDCE, CSQE, BCMP, Prince2, APICS, IPCMI, CEH, CISCP. Asia Indonesia
7. Dr Enrico Salvagni Dr Eng - Italy  EU
8. Professor William Byrnes, IV, JD, LLM, MFP, CWM, CTEP - Texas
9. James A. Lavorgna, J.D., LL.M., TEP, CFP® - CEO and President - Forsyth Wealth Management, Inc. USA New York Region
10. Dr. Marco Paret  of France and Italy
11. His Excellency Lord Bishop Rt Rev. Seun Adeoye of Africa, Uganda, Nigeria  
12. Professor Dr. Roberto J. Santillán Salgado, PhD - South American Ambassador

• 2024 - Universal Peace Congress 's IBS Board of Standards is now an organizational and committee member of the ASTM  American Society for Testing and Materials.  George Mentz and the Board of Stnadareds serves on several board committees  such as the: Accreditation and Certification Committee, Committee for Certification Bodies, Committee for Personal Credentialing and the Accreditation Body Committee

• 2023 - Universal Peace Congress Board meets in Aspen Colorado on July 4th week 2023 and in Colorado Springs July 4th 2024.  Lawyers, Doctors, Government officials converge for private meetings and talks on strategy, tactics, and wisdom for the betterment of humanity.

• 2022 - Universal Peace Congress CEO attends Court of Chief Pleas in Guernsey UK and meets with Island Seigneurs and Governors.

• Universal Peace Congress CEO  meets with Dignataries in Europe andattends Order of St. George Ceremonies in Prague, EU

• 2022- The Universal Peace Congress Board of Standards has been awarded ISO 21001 Certification ISO 21001:2018 specifies requirements for a management system for educational organizations (EOMS) when such an organization:a) needs to demonstrate its ability to support the acquisition and development of competence through teaching, learning or research;b) aims to enhance satisfaction of learners, other beneficiaries and staff through the effective application of its EOMS, including processes for improvement of the system and assurance of conformity to the requirements of learners and other beneficiaries

Since 1815 - The  Peace Society ™ Principles have worked to serve the World.

Since 1815, the New York Peace Society and later the Universal Peace Congresses has forstered international gatherings aimed at promoting peace, held in various European capitals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and now in the 21st century. These congresses played a crucial role in establishing traditionalist pacifism as a significant ideology within European politics and a formidable influence in international relations for many years. They attracted a diverse array of participants, including religious peace groups, labor organizations, government officials, authors, and other notable figures. Attendance at these congresses grew steadily until the onset of World War I, which caused their discontinuation due to conflicting loyalties among the delegates, but due to a son of a WWII Liberator, the Universal Peace Congress has been restored.

The first notable peace congresses took place in London in 1843. However, the first event officially titled the Universal Peace Congress was held in Paris in 1889. During the third congress in Rome in 1891, Danish peace activist and parliamentarian Fredrik Bajer (1837–1922) founded the Permanent International Peace Bureau (PIPB). This organization served as a central body for peace groups, advocating for disarmament, the establishment of international courts of justice, and the mandatory arbitration of disputes between states. The PIPB's significant contributions to the peace movement were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.

The International Peace Bureau (IPB) was founded as a result of the third Universal Peace Congress in Rome, 1891, with Fredrik Bajer one of its principal founders and its first president ... More than 150 International Peace Conferences over the years

International peace conferences were a common feature of the "peace movement" for almost exactly one century, from 1843 until World War II. During this period, there were more than 75 international conferences.  Switzerland emerged as the primary conference venue (at least 14 conferences), followed by the  United Kingdom (13), the  United States (12),  France (10),  Netherlands (9),  Belgium (5), and  Germany (5). https://peace.maripo.com/p_conferences.htm

-- Peace conferences brought together many  on whom the Nobel Committee bestowed the Nobel Peace Prize --  Henri Durant (1901) | Frédéric Passy (1901) | Charles Albert Gobat (1902) | Élie Ducommun (1902) | William Randal Cremer (1903) | Bertha von Suttner (1905) | Fredrik Bajer (1908) | Auguste Beernaert (1909)| Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant (1909) | Tobias Asser (1911) | Alfred Hermann Fried (1911) | Elihu Root (1912) | Henri La Fontaine (1913) | Christian Lange (1921) | Austen Chamberlain (1925) | Aristide Briand (1926) | Gustav Stresemann (1926) | Ferdinand Buisson (1927) | Frank Kellogg (1929) | Nathan Söderblom (1930) | Jane Addams (1931) | Nicholas Murray Butler (1931) | Cordell Hull (1945) | Emily Greene Balch (1946) | John R. Mott (1946).

 Ambassadors and Commissioners

1. Dr. David Wimberly CPA*, CLU, ChFC, AEP, FLMI, RFP, CWM, EMBA USA
2. Commissioner George Mentz, JD MBA CWM DSS CILS MFP MPM, Seigneur of Feif Blondel - Colorado USA
3. Dr. Amir Dhia, PhD summa cum laude, MA, BA, CCTM, ASMEC - Saudi Arabia
4. Dr. Apanisile Samuel Temitope PhD MSc MBA AMA MPM ERMCP  - Nigeria
5. Dr. Deepak Jain - India
6. Dr. Ir. Fauzi Hasan MM, MBA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CGEIT, CRICS, SSCP, ITIL, PMP, MDCP, CDCE, CSQE, BCMP, Prince2, APICS, IPCMI, CEH, CISCP. Asia Indonesia
7. Dr Enrico Salvagni Dr Eng - Italy  EU
8. Professor William Byrnes, IV, JD, LLM, MFP, CWM, CTEP - Texas
9. James A. Lavorgna, J.D., LL.M., TEP, CFP® - CEO and President - Forsyth Wealth Management, Inc. USA New York Region
10. Dr. Marco Paret  of France and Italy
11. His Excellency Lord Bishop Rt Rev. Seun Adeoye of Africa, Uganda, Nigeria