Doug Hostetter

Mennonite peace activist

In addition to serving in Vietnam with the Mennonite Central Committee as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, longtime peace activist Doug Hostetter is ordained as a peace pastor in the Mennonite Church USA and has served in many roles, including director of the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office for over a decade. Upon retiring, he joined the UN Advocacy Team of Pax Christi International.

He organized ecumenical and interfaith gatherings between U.S. and Canadian religious leaders and the Iranian presidents in New York City to explore ways that the religious community could work for peace with Iran. He was a member of a two-week friendship learning tour to Iran organized by the Mennonite Central Committee.