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22 February 2001
Robert Joseph Named to Counterproliferation Post
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice February 22 announced the appointment of Robert G. Joseph as Special Assistant to President Bush and Senior Director for Proliferation Strategy, Counterproliferation and Homeland Defense. Joseph has held teaching positions at the National Defense University and private institutions, and has worked in the fields of arms control, nuclear testing, and counterproliferation, as well as holding deputy assistant secretary positions in the Defense Department in the Reagan administration. Following is the text of the White House statement on the appointment:
The White House
National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice announced today the appointment of Robert G. Joseph as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Proliferation Strategy, Counterproliferation and Homeland Defense, effective January 22, 2001. Prior to joining the National Security Council staff, Dr. Joseph served as a Professor of National Security Studies and Director of the Center for Counterproliferation Research at the National Defense University. In the previous Bush Administration, he held the positions of U.S. Commissioner to the Standing Consultative Commission (ABM Treaty) and Ambassador to the U.S.-Russian Consultative Commission on Nuclear Testing. In the Reagan Administration, he held several positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Dr. Joseph has taught at Carleton College and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and an M.A. from the University of Chicago.
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