Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: These are the countries that have joined and those said no | World News
President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace charter announcement during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said “everybody” wants to be a part of his Board of Peace. Trump made the comments during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the members of the Board of Peace also signed its first charter.
The Board of Peace will be led an Executive Council of which Trump will be the founding chairman.
Other members of the council are
Tony Blair – former British prime miner
Jared Kushner – Trump’s son-in-law
Marco Rubio – US Secretary of State
Steve Witkoff – US special envoy to the Middle East
Marc Rowan – CEO of financial firm Apollo Global Management
Ajay Banga – President, World Bank Group
Robert Gabriel – US Deputy National Security Adviser
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace at a glance. (Photo: Graphic News)
According to Trump, 59 countries are involved in efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, but it is not clear if all of them would join the Board of Peace.
As of now, a total of 35 countries have agreed to join the Board of Peace, out of which around 20 have formally become a part of the initiative.
Countries that joined Board of Peace
Israel
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bahrain
Jordan
Egypt
Morocco
Hungary
Albania
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Turkey
Pakan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Kazakhstan
Uzbekan
Mongolia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Argentina
Paraguay
United States
Countries that declined to join Board of Peace
France
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Slovenia
Italy
According to the Board of Peace, while countries can serve three-year terms, they can secure a permanent seat paying a $1 billion fee toward a peace-building fund.
