Thomas Countryman, Board Chairman


Thomas Countryman, Chairman of the BoardMr. 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://dev2.armscontrol.org/media-citations/2020-02-24
The Only Nuclear Arms Treaty Between Russia and the U.S. "New START" is Expiring
UN Dispatch
https://dev2.armscontrol.org/media-citations/catholic-philly/2020-01-30
Catholics offer moral arguments to defuse 'new nuclear arms race'
Catholic Philly
https://dev2.armscontrol.org/media-citations/2020-01-07
Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: 'War' Unlikely
Breaking Defense
https://dev2.armscontrol.org/media-citations/world-politics-review/2019-12-31
Trump Wants a 'Big Deal' on Arms Control, Even If It Sinks the New START Treaty
World Politics Review
https://dev2.armscontrol.org/media-citations/voa/2019-12-30
Serbia plays with fire if it thinks it is smarter than Brussels, Washington and Moscow
VOA