Ambassador
Thomas Graham, Jr. Joins
BASIC Board of Advisors
BASIC
Press Release
Wednesday, 19 September 2007 - IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Chairman of the BASIC Council, Prof. James O'Connell,
announced today that Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. has joined the
BASIC Advisory Board. As a BASIC Advisor, Amb. Graham will help
guide the organization's research and advocacy programs in the field
of nuclear non-proliferation.
Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. is one of the world's leading experts
in nuclear non-proliferation and served as a senior U.S. diplomat
involved in the negotiation of every major international arms control
and non-proliferation agreement for the past 35 years. In 1993,
Amb. Graham served as the Acting Director of the U.S. Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), and for seven months in 1994 served
as the Acting Deputy Director. From 1994 through 1997, he served
as the Special Representative of the President of the United States
for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament, and in this
capacity successfully led U.S. government efforts to achieve the
permanent extension of the NPT. He also served for 15 years as the
general counsel of ACDA and later as the President of Lawyers Alliance
for World Security (LAWS). Currently, he is Chairman of the Cypress
Fund for Peace and Security and Executive Chairman of Thorium Power,
Ltd.
BASIC is an independent analysis and advocacy organization which
researches and provides a critical examination of global security
issues, including nuclear policies, military strategies, armaments
and disarmament. BASIC assists in the development of global security
policies, policy-making and the assessment of policy priorities,
and promotes public awareness and understanding of these policies
and of policy-making in Europe and the United States.
With twenty years of experience and governing directors and offices
on both sides of the Atlantic, BASIC facilitates the exchange of
information and analysis on these global security issues in order
to foster informed debate.
For further information please contact:
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In
the United States:
Steven Monblatt, Co-Executive Director
+1 (202) 546-8055
smonblatt at basicint.org
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In
the United Kingdom:
Ian Davis, Co-Executive Director
+44 (0)20 7324-4680
idavis at basicint.org |
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