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Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: These are the countries that have joined and those said no | World News

insidetrack IndiaJanuary 22, 2026

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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.

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