Australian Richard Butler to lead international nuclear disarmament group
Through the Middle Powers Initiative, eight international non-governmental organizations are able to work primarily with “middle power” governments to encourage and educate the nuclear weapons states to take immediate practical steps that reduce nuclear dangers and commence negotiations to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Ambassador Butler to lead nuclear disarmament group, Penn State Live University of Pennsylvania, January 6, 2011 Ambassador Richard Butler, Penn State’s distinguished scholar of international peace and security, and a faculty member of the School of International Affairs, has been named chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), effective Jan. 1.
Douglas Roche, founding chairman of the MPI, called Butler “one of the world’s leading authorities on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, with a record of solid achievements in those fields. He will be an outstanding leader of MPI, and takes up the role of chairman at a crucial moment in work to rid the world of nuclear weapons.”
Through the Middle Powers Initiative, eight international non-governmental organizations are able to work primarily with “middle power” governments to encourage and educate the nuclear weapons states to take immediate practical steps that reduce nuclear dangers and commence negotiations to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Prior to joining Penn State, Butler held numerous senior Australian posts, including deputy representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the OECD; ambassador for disarmament (Geneva); ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia; ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (New York); and governor of Tasmania. In 2003, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia’s highest civilian honor. Penn State Live – Ambassador Butler to lead nuclear disarmament group
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