“[My time at ACA] prepared me very well for the position that I took following that with the State Department, where I then implemented and helped to implement many of the policies that we tried to promote.”
Thomas Countryman, Board Chairman
Mr. Countryman was the acting undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. He served for 35 years as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service until January 2017, achieving the rank of minister-counselor, and was appointed in October 2016 to the position of acting undersecretary of state. He simultaneously served as assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, a position he had held since September 2011.
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Recent Publications and Citations
https://www.armscontrol.org/media-citations/philadelphia-inquirer/2024-07-19
July 19, 2024
https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2024-07-19/trump-president-could-launch-nuclear-strike-should-scare-you
July 19, 2024
https://www.armscontrol.org/media-citations/voa/2024-06-10
June 10, 2024
https://www.armscontrol.org/2024AnnualMeeting/Thomas-Countryman-remarks
June 9, 2024
https://www.armscontrol.org/media-citations/reuters/2024-04-18-1
April 18, 2024