18 November 1997
TEXT: NEW DIRECTOR FOR NONPROLIFERATION AT DEPT. OF ENERGY
(Gottemoeller to improve security at nuclear facilities) (520) Washington -- Secretary of Energy Federico Pena appointed Rose E. Gottemoeller director for nonproliferation and national security for the Department of Energy November 14. According to a DOE press release announcing her appointment, Gottemoeller "will have a primary role in the Department of Energy's initiatives to improve security at its facilities." She will also coordinate all intelligence efforts for the Department of Energy, will advise the secretary on nonproliferation and intelligence matters, and "will be an active player in administration arms control policy." Gottemoeller comes to DOE after three years as deputy director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. From 1993 to 1994 she served as director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council. Following is the text of the Department of Energy press release: (Begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 1997 PENA APPOINTS DIRECTOR FOR NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY Secretary of Energy Federico Pena has appointed Rose E. Gottemoeller as Director for Nonproliferation and National Security for the U.S. Department of Energy. As director, Gottemoeller is responsible for research and development for nonproliferation missions, energy intelligence, arms control and nonproliferation, security affairs, and emergency management. "Rose Gottemoeller has been an outstanding leader in post-Cold War arms control and nonproliferation policy," said Secretary Pena. "This position widely addresses the legacy of nuclear weapons at home and abroad. Her background and expertise make her ideal to lead this office at this critical time." Gottemoeller recently completed three years as deputy director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. From 1993 to 1994 she served as director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, where her responsibilities involved the safe and secure dismantlement of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union, and the denuclearization of Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus under the terms of the 1991 Lisbon Protocol. In 1992, Gottemoeller directed the Clinton-Gore transition team for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Earlier, she was a senior defense analyst at RAND, where she specialized in Soviet strategic nuclear forces, particularly the modern Soviet cruise missile programs, and in the Kremlin's defense and arms control policy. She also taught Soviet and post-Soviet military policy at Georgetown University. Gottemoeller holds a bachelor of science degree in Russian language and linguistics from Georgetown University and a master of arts in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the George Washington University. Among other responsibilities, Gottemoeller will have a primary role in the Department of Energy's initiatives to improve security at its facilities. She directs, manages, and coordinates all intelligence and safeguards and security activities for the department. She serves as the Secretary's principal advisor on nonproliferation and intelligence matters, and will be an active player in administration arms control policy. Gottemoeller also directs nonproliferation research and development programs, which include technologies vital for the protection, control, and accounting of nuclear materials, and emergency management policy and programs. (End text)
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