The Arms Control Association was pleased to convene two telebriefings following the close of the U.S.-North Korean summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Recordings of the two telebriefings are available to accredited journalists upon request. Contact Tony Fleming, director for communications, to inquire.
On June 12, 2018, we invited an immediate analysis to the joint statement from
- Ambassador Bill Richardson, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Governor Gary Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China
- Thomas Countryman, former Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation
- Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association
The following morning, we invited reactions and perspectives by
- Thomas Countryman, former Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation
- Daryl Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association
- Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association
Negotiating a denuclearization agreement will be a long-term, complex process. It will be critical for the two leaders to have created a framework for sustained talks and avoid pitfalls that disrupted past diplomatic efforts and risk putting the United States and North Korea back on the path of confrontation.