Jerry White (activist)

[2] Through this work, White arranged for Diana, Princess of Wales, to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, and later joined in efforts to promote a "mine-free Middle East" with King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan.

In 2010, White received a Knesset vote in Israel to clear old minefields, including the Baptismal Site of Jesus on the Jordan River.

In April 2012 White was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Partnerships and Learning at the US State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO).

He joined the University of Virginia as a Professor of Practice in 2015, and taught a course titled Religion, Violence and Strategy: How to Stop Killing in the Name of God.

His work with Professor Peter Ochs to inhibit religion-related violence across the Mideast and North Africa was profiled in Virginia Magazine’s “In the Name of God: UVA team develops new approach to battling religion-based violence.” Since 2022, he has been the Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative, which promotes enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, the end of religiously motivated violence, and the creation of cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all living beings.