Rev. Mark Farr brings more than 30 years of experience in international dialogue, campus engagement, and conflict transformation to his work with the Global Peace Foundation, where he oversees global youth leadership and peacebuilding programs in around 20 countries.
He serves as Vice President and is a Founding Board Member of the John Lewis Institute of Peace. Until 2022, Mark was President of the Sustained Dialogue Institute on Capitol Hill, where he was engaged in both international and domestic dialogue initiatives, including international dialogue efforts between the United States and Russia, among other conflict areas.
He serves as Vice President and is a Founding Board Member of the John Lewis Institute of Peace. Until 2022, Mark was President of the Sustained Dialogue Institute on Capitol Hill, where he was engaged in both international and domestic dialogue initiatives, including international dialogue efforts between the United States and Russia, among other conflict areas.
Prior to that, he was President and CEO of the Faith and Politics Institute, the organization closely associated with the legendary civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis. Earlier in his career, he served as a Senior Director at President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation, and before that, on the staff of General Colin Powell’s nonprofit, America’s Promise.
Ordained in 1987 from St John’s College, Durham, UK, Mark is also an Episcopal priest. He qualified in 1994 as a Systemic Psychotherapist from Kensington Consultation Centre in London.
Mark is a keen painter and musician, and currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland with his beloved Irish Setter, Riley.
