Joseph Cirincione
| Joseph Cirincione | |
|---|---|
 Joseph Cirincione | |
| Born | November 13, 1949 |
| Occupation | President, Ploughshares Fund |
Joseph Cirincione (born November 13, 1949) is the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution.[1][2] He was appointed to the presidency by the Ploughshares board of directors on March 5, 2008. He is the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons (Columbia University Press, 2007) and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats[3] (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security [4] (Carnegie Endowment, 2005).
Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran.[5][6][7] His many public espousals of nonviolent conflict resolution include an appearance on The Colbert Report.[8]
Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. For eight years he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five of the annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences.[9] The 2005 conference included Cirincione's 15-minute slide and film presentation, "A Brief History of the Nuclear Age."[10]
He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1985 as a professional staff member of the Committee on Armed Services.[11] He also served as a staff member of the Committee on Government Operations, and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.
References
- ↑ "Joseph Cirincione to Lead Expansion of Ploughshares Fund". Ploughshares Fund. February 20, 2008.
- ↑ Clemons, Steve (February 19, 2008). "Center for American Progress Nuke Expert Becomes Foundation President". Washington Note.
- ↑ Cirincione, Joseph; Wolfsthal, Jon; Rajkumar, Miriam (July 10, 2005). "Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats" (2nd ed.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ Perkovich, George; Tuchman Mathews, Jessica; Cirincione, Joseph; Gottemoeller, Rose; Wolfsthal, Jon B. (March 2005). "Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2006-12-28.
- ↑ Cirincione, Joseph (November 2006). "The Clock's Ticking: Stop Iran Before It Is Too Late". Arms Control Today. Arms Control Association.
- ↑ Gwertzman, Bernard (January 6, 2006). "Q&A: Iran's Nuclear Issues". New York Times.
- ↑ "Video discussion with Cirincione and Jacqueline Shire". Bloggingheads.tv. April 19, 2007.
- ↑ "Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund". The Colbert Report. November 30, 2009.
- ↑ "2005 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29.
- ↑ Cirncione, Joseph (2005). "A Brief History of the Atomic Age". Dot-Org Digital Media Services. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Joseph Cirincione". Q&A. C-SPAN. May 27, 2007.