The State Department renamed the abandoned U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The U.S. Institute of Peace was seized by the Trump administration in March, and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) removed its staff.
The New York Times (NYT) reported that the building has remained empty since. The agency is now called the Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace, and the new title is already displayed on the facility.
“President Trump will be remembered by history as the President of Peace. It’s time our State Department display that,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X.
President Trump will be remembered by history as the President of Peace. It’s time our State Department display that. https://t.co/NBvmL5zksn
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) December 3, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s name is seen recently placed on the outside of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on December 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The agency is at the center of a lawsuit, according to the NYT, as former staff argue the president does not have authority over the institute.
The Trump administration replaced the institute’s leadership in March for failing to comply with a Feb. 19 executive order that required the elimination of “non-statutory components and functions” of the agency and other government-funded entities.
The agency’s X account was removed in March.
