Countries that attended Trump's first Board of Peace meeting in Washington

  • Canadian Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Board of Peace met for the first time in Washington on Thursday, bringing together officials from nearly 50 countries. Twenty-seven of the countries have joined the board. The other participating countries -- as well as the European Union -- came as observers.

President Donald Trump opened the meeting, announcing that nine board members pledged a combined $7 billion toward relief in war-battered Gaza Strip.

Here's a look at which counties attended the meeting.

Members of the Board of Peace

-- Albania

-- Argentina

-- Armenia

-- Azerbaijan

-- Bahrain

-- Bulgaria

-- Cambodia

-- Egypt

-- El Salvador

-- Hungary

-- Indonesia

-- Israel

-- Jordan

-- Kazakhstan

-- Kosovo

-- Kuwait

-- Mongolia

-- Morocco

-- Pakistan

-- Paraguay

-- Qatar

-- Saudi Arabia

-- Turkey

-- United Arab Emirates

-- Uzbekistan

-- Vietnam

Observers

-- Austria

-- Croatia

-- Cyprus

-- Czech Republic

-- European Union

-- Finland

-- Germany

-- Greece

-- India

-- Italy

-- Japan

-- Mexico

-- Netherlands

-- Norway

-- Oman

-- Poland

-- South Korea

-- Romania

-- Slovakia

-- Switzerland

-- Thailand

-- United Kingdom