United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

320 Twenty-first Street NW., Washington, DC 20451

Phone, 202-647-2034

Director John D. Holum

Deputy Director Ralph Earle II

Special Adviser Lisa Farrell

Special Assistant Carlene Ackerman

Counselor Donald Gross

Executive Secretary Barbara Starr

Senior Military Adviser Maj. Robert Palmer, Acting

Principal Deputy Director, On-Site Inspection Joerg H. Menzel

Agency

Assistant Director, Nonproliferation and Lawrence Scheinman

Regional Arms Control Bureau

Assistant Director, Multilateral Affairs Bureau Donald Mahley, Acting

Assistant Director, Strategic and Eurasian Michael Nacht

Affairs Bureau

Assistant Director, Intelligence, Verification, O.J. Sheaks, Acting

and Information Management Bureau

General Counsel Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes

Director of Congressional Affairs Ivo Spalatin

Director of Public Affairs Mary Dillon

Director of Administration Cathleen Lawrence

U.S. Commissioner, Standing Consultative Stanley Riveles

Commission

U.S. Representative to the Conference on Stephen Ledogar

Disarmament

U.S. Representative to the Special Verification Steven Steiner

Commission and the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission

Special Representative and Chief Science Adviser James Sweeney

Special Representative, Nonproliferation Treaty Thomas Graham, Jr.

(NPT)

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The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency formulates and implements arms control nonproliferation and disarmament policies that promote the national security of the United States and its relations with other countries. To effectively carry out its responsibilities, the Agency prepares and participates in discussions and negotiations with foreign countries on such issues as strategic arms limitations, conventional force reductions in Europe, prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons to countries that do not now possess them, prohibitions on chemical weapons, and the international arms trade.

The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established by act of September 26, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2561), in response to congressional feeling that the Nation's national security efforts could be most effectively executed by lawfully centralizing arms control and disarmament responsibilities.

Activities

The Agency conducts studies and provides advice relating to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy formulation; prepares for and manages United States...