"A former senior official with the United States Agency for International Development, John Grayzel, has been appointed to the Baha'i Chair for Peace at the University of Maryland in the United States....

The Baha'i Chair for Peace is part of the University of Maryland's Center for International Development and Conflict Management, which adheres to the belief that "peace building and development-with-justice are two sides of the same coin."...

The mission of the Baha'i Chair for Peace, in part, is to develop alternatives to the violent resolution of conflict, promote global education and spiritual awareness, and reflect the beliefs of the Baha'i world community in building a global society."()