Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Full list of countries that joined and those that said no

Other members of the council are:

• Tony Blair – former British prime minister
• 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

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
• Pakistan
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan
• 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 by paying a $1 billion fee toward a peace-building fund.