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Thomas Countryman
Thomas M. Countryman (born 1957) is a career diplomat who served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation from September 27, 2011 to January 27, 2017. Biography Thomas M. Countryman is a graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School, in Tacoma, Washington, and of Washington University in St. Louis, and studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He joined the United States Department of State in 1982. From 1983 to 1985, he was posted at the United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia, U.S. embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He worked in the Department's Office of Eastern European and Yugoslav Affairs 1985–88. He spent 1988 through 1990 studying the Arabic language and Arab culture in the U.S. and Tunisia. He was posted to the United States Ambassador to Egypt, U.S. embassy in Cairo during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. From 1991 to 1993, he was the senior officer for reporting on political, security, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Secretary Of State For International Security Affairs
The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (T) is a position within the U.S. Department of State that serves as Senior Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament. In this capacity, the Under Secretary (U/S) attends and participates, at the direction of the President, in National Security Council (NSC) and subordinate meetings pertaining to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament and has the right to communicate, through the Secretary of State, with the President and members of the NSC on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament concerns. The U/S also leads the interagency policy process on nonproliferation and manages global U.S. security policy, principally in the areas of nonproliferation, arms control, regional security and defense relations, and arms transfers and security assistance. The U/S provides policy direction in the following areas: nonproliferation, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |