Trump aims to hold first meeting of new Board of Peace in Washington later in February

Trump's first Board of Peace meeting in Washington on February 19 aims to discuss Gaza's reconstruction and global crisis resolution.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.

The meeting, proposed for February 19, would include both world leaders who accepted Mr. Trump's invitation in January to join the board as well as members of an executive committee for Gaza that will oversee the specifics of the territory's governance, security and redevelopment, two Trump administration officials said Saturday (February 7, 2026).

It was not immediately clear how many leaders would accept the Republican President's invitation, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not yet been formally announced and details of its agenda were still being determined.

One official said the administration expected “robust” participation.

A copy of the invitation that was sent late Friday to invited participants and obtained by The Associated Press, says the meeting will be held at the U.S. Institute of Peace, now known as the Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace, pending an ongoing legal battle with the former leadership of the nonprofit think tank.

The administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff.