A Nuclear Offer, if You Can Maintain It – Lessons Picked Up From Iran and also North Korea Diplomacy

Richard Johnson ‘01 is elderly supervisor for gas cycle and also confirmation at the Nuclear Risk Effort (“NTI”). Formerly, he acted as the replacement lead organizer (performing) for Iran Nuclear Application at the U.S. Division of State, having additionally acted as assistant organizer for Iran Nuclear Issues. Before operating at the Division of State, Johnson was supervisor for nonproliferation at the National Safety Council in the Obama Management.

Johnson held many placements at the Division of State, consisting of as unique aide to Assistant Hillary Clinton’s unique consultant for nonproliferation and also arms control and also as nonproliferation police officer for the Workplace of Korean Matters, in addition to an uploading to the U.S. consular office in Beijing.

Johnson has actually been entailed deeply in Iran and also North Korea nuclear problems, consisting of as a participant of the U.S. delegations to the JCPOA Joint Payment and also the Six-Party Talks. On task to the Division of Energy/National Nuclear Safety Management, Johnson was a U.S. nuclear disablement screen at the Yongbyon nuclear center in the DPRK.

He additionally formerly acted as elderly legal assistant and also area rep for The golden state Setting up participant Carol Liu. He finished as valedictorian from Claremont McKenna University and also later on gained his master’s level at Princeton College’s Woodrow Wilson Institution of Public and also International Matters. Johnson is a term participant of the Council on Foreign Relations and also was a Presidential Monitoring Other, in addition to a one-time Risk champ.

Mr. Johnson’s Athenaeum discussion is co-sponsored by the Head of state’s Management Fund.