U.S. Sets Tentative Feb. 19 Launch of Trump’s Council of Peace in Washington

Overview

• Axios, as cited by Poder360, reports the inaugural session is penciled in for Feb. 19 at the U.S. Institute of Peace to discuss Gaza’s future and raise reconstruction funds.
• Organizers caution plans are still preliminary and subject to change, with President Trump set to meet Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu the previous day.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he received an invitation and plans to travel to Washington in two weeks to attend.
• The Council was announced on Jan. 22 at the World Economic Forum with a mission to restore legitimate governance in conflict areas, and Trump is designated its first president with an indefinite term requiring unanimous consent to replace.
• Dozens of leaders were invited, many Western governments have not confirmed, and Brazil is still weighing whether to join.