New Zealand Declines Trump’s Board of Peace Invitation

President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 22, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

New Zealand has declined U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace,” originally envisioned as a body to govern Gaza following the latest war there, but since pitched as a permanent fixture in world geopolitics.

Invitations were issued to heads of state worldwide, with preliminary information indicating that membership would be free.