Map of Countries That Have Nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
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President Donald Trump has been publicly backed for the Nobel Peace Prize by the leaders of multiple countries following a series of high-profile diplomatic engagements hosted at the White House and elsewhere, while his allies in Washington and abroad submit nominations on his behalf.
Why It Matters
The Nobel Peace Prize award is among the world's most prominent international honors and hasn't been won by a Republican U.S. president since Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.
While these recent endorsements underscore the prize's global profile, several of the governments backing Trump's nomination—including Rwanda, Israel, Gabon, Azerbaijan, and Cambodia—are led by authoritarian figures, military juntas, or leaders facing international arrest warrants. Such factors could complicate the symbolism of their support for the U.S. leader.
(L) U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House on August 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (R) FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo,...
(L) U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House on August 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (R) FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. More
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What To Know
Which Countries Have Nominated Trump and Why?
Pakistan announced on June 20 it would nominate Trump after diplomatic interactions during a May conflict between India and Pakistan that ended in a ceasefire; the Pakistan government described the nomination as recognizing his "decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Trump with a letter he said he had sent to the Nobel Committee nominating the president for the prize during a White House visit in July.
On August 7, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that he nominated Trump after a July ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand that ended a five-day long clash between Thai and Cambodian forces at their long disputed border in July. The skirmish left more than 40 people dead on both sides and forced some 300,000 to flee.
"[Trump's] consistent pursuit of peace through diplomacy aligns perfectly with Alfred Nobel's vision, honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to international fraternity and the advancement of peace," said Manet.
Armenia and Azerbaijan publicly signaled support for a Nobel nomination for Trump after a White House summit on August 8 that culminated in a joint agreement between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Both leaders praised the U.S.-hosted framework and said they would back a nomination.
"I think President Trump deserved to have the Nobel Peace Prize," Pashinyan said at the White House, "and we will defend that, we will promote for that."
Newsweek emailed Pashinyan's press office for comment as well as the office of the Azerbaijani president.
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema have also both publicly endorsed the idea of awarding Trump the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in helping to end a decades-long conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In an interview with Breitbart News, Nduhungirehe said, "Anyone, including President Trump, who would help sizably to bring this conflict to an end deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely."
Similarly, Nguema praised Trump's efforts in central Africa: "He is now bringing peace back to a region where that was never possible so I believe that he does deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. That is my opinion."
Newsweek emailed the Rwandan foreign ministry for comment, and also the Gabonese government via an online form.
Other Nominations
Republican Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia said he submitted a letter nominating Trump for actions tied to a June ceasefire framework between Israel and Iran, according to reporting.
His House colleague Claudia Tenney, a New York Republican, revealed earlier this year she had nominated Trump twice, and planned to do keep doing so until he gets the prize.
"He has done more for world peace than any modern leader," she wrote on X.
Republican Senators Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have also called on the president to be nominated.
Norwegian law professor Anta Alon-Beck said she had nominated Trump in early February, for his efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.
How Many U.S. Presidents Have Won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Four U.S. presidents have received Nobel Peace Prizes: Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for mediating the Russo-Japanese War, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 for founding the League of Nations, Jimmy Carter in 2002 for postpresidential humanitarian and diplomatic work through the Carter Center, and Barack Obama in 2009 for his early-term diplomacy and coalition-building efforts.
Multiple other U.S. officials have been awarded the prize too.
Former Vice President Al Gore shared the prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."
Another vice president, Charles Dawes, won the award in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan to stabilize Europe after WWI.
Four secretaries of state have also been Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Elihu Root, Frank B. Kellogg, George C. Marshall, and Henry Kissinger.
What People Are Saying
President Donald Trump said: "I've stopped six wars—I'm averaging about a war a month."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "It is well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."
John Bolton, former national security adviser to Trump, said in an interview on ABC: "I don't think what [Trump] has done materially changes the situations in any of those circumstances or several others he's mentioned … I think what Trump has done is make it clear that he wants a Nobel Peace Prize more than anything else. And the way to his heart, as Pakistani chief of staff [Asim] Munir found and Netanyahu found, is offer to nominate him."
What Happens Next
The deadline for nominations for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize closed on January 31, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee will not publicly confirm nominees; the 2025 laureate was scheduled to be announced on October 10, while the committee's official candidate list will remain sealed for 50 years.
Meanwhile, as Trump has renewed diplomatic outreach—initiating high-level talks, proposing ceasefire plans, dispatching envois, and arranging a summit with Putin—his efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war remain unfulfilled.
This article contains reporting from The Associated Press
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