Rose Gottemoeller

Rose Gottemoeller
Born March 24, 1953
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security (T)
Known for Nuclear nonproliferation and denuclearization, Lead negotiator for the New START treaty

Rose Eilene Gottemoeller (born March 24, 1953) is the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for the US State Department. She was confirmed by the US Senate on March 6, 2014. Prior to her confirmation by the US Senate on March 6, 2014, she had served as the Acting Under Secretary of State in the same capacity since February 7, 2012,[1] in addition to her role as the United States Department of State's Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, which she held since April 6, 2009.[2] She was the chief negotiator of the follow on for the Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty otherwise known as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the Russian Federation (in Russia, the treaty is known as START III).[3][4][5] Since 2000, she had been with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.[5]

Before returning to government, she was a senior associate in the Carnegie Russia & Eurasia Program in Washington, D.C., where she worked on U.S.–Russian relations and nuclear security and stability. While with Carnegie, Gottemoeller led consultative Track II meetings with Russian nuclear experts. She also served as the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from January 2006 to December 2008.[6]

Gottemoeller was formerly the Deputy Under Secretary of Energy for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the U.S Department of Energy. She had previously held the post of Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation and National Security, also at the Department of Energy (DOE). At DOE, Gottemoeller was responsible for all nonproliferation cooperation with Russia and the Newly Independent States. She first joined the Department of Energy in November 1997 as director of the Office of Nonproliferation and National Security.[6]

Prior to her work at the Department of Energy, Gottemoeller served for three years as Deputy Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. From 1993 to 1994, she served on the National Security Council in the White House as director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs, with responsibility for denuclearization in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. Previously, she was a social scientist at RAND and a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow. She has taught Soviet military policy and Russian security at Georgetown University.

Gottemoeller received a B.S. from Georgetown University, and an M.A. from The George Washington University. She is fluent in Russian.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gottemoeller, Rose Eilene". State.gov. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ↑ Bowron, Gottemoeller, and Michaels nominations: hearing before the Committee ... - United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Rose Gottemoeller Confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance". Carnegieendowment.org. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ "President Obama Announces Key State Department Appointment". The White House Office of the Press Secretary. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rose Gottemoeller Nominated as Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Contro, Verification and Compliance". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Biography: Rose Gottemoeller". US Department of State. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

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Paula A. DeSutter		 Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
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