The Arms Control Association can provide speakers and experts on a number of topics related to nuclear, chemical, conventional weapons, and strategies designed to advance arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. To arrange a media interview or speaking engagement, contact Tony Fleming, Director of Communications, at 202-463-8270 ext 110.
Washington, DC Staff
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Daryl Kimball. Executive Director, Arms Control Association. Expertise: Chemical Weapons | Missiles & Missile Defense | Disarmament | Nuclear Testing | Nuclear Nonproliferation | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Iran | North Korea | Russia | Treaties and Agreements |
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Kelsey Davenport. Director of Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association. Expertise: Chemical Weapons | Nuclear Nonproliferation | Nuclear Materials Security & Export Controls | Iran | North Korea | Treaties and Agreements |
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Shannon Bugos. Senior Policy Analyst, Arms Control Association. Expertise: Missiles & Missile Defense | Disarmament | Nuclear Testing | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Russia | Treaties and Agreements |
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Jeff Abramson. Senior Fellow and Coordinator for the Forum on the Arms Trade Expertise: Conventional Arms Control and Trade | Land Mines / Cluster Munitions |
Board of Directors Available as Experts
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Thomas Countryman. Former Acting Undersecretary of Arms Control and International Security, Department of State. Expertise: Disarmament | Nuclear Nonproliferation | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Treaties and Agreements |
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Laura Kennedy. Former Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Vienna. Expertise: Biological Weapons | Disarmament | Nuclear Nonproliferation | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Russia | Treaties and Agreements |
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Michael Klare. Director, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College . Expertise: Emerging Technologies | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Missiles & Missile Defense | Disarmament | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | China | Russia |
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Zia Mian. physicist and co-Director of Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security and Director of its Project on Peace and Security in South Asia, and co-chair of the International Panel on Fissile Materials. Expertise: Disarmament | Nuclear Materials Security & Export Controls | Nuclear Nonproliferation | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | China | India | Iran | Israel | Pakistan | Russia | Treaties and Agreements |
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Rachel Stohl. Vice President of Research Programs, Stimson Center Expertise: Conventional Arms Control and Trade | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | Land Mines / Cluster Munitions |
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Greg Thielmann. Board member, Arms Control Association; former senior professional staffer of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Expertise: Biological Weapons | Missiles & Missile Defense | Nuclear Nonproliferation | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy & Budget | China | India | Iran | North Korea | Pakistan | Russia | Treaties and Agreements |
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Paul Walker. ACA Board Vice Chair; Director, Environmental Security & Sustainability, Green Cross International. Expertise: Chemical Weapons | Nuclear Materials Security & Export Controls | Russia | Syria | Treaties and Agreements |