Expertise
Ukraine; Russia; arms control; proliferation; missile defense; national security
- Language Fluency:
- Ukranian
- Russian
Background
Past Positions
Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic & International Studies (2006-2009); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (2001-2004); Visiting Scholar, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University (2000-01); Ambassador to Ukraine (1998-2000); Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, National Security Council (1996-97); Director for Russia, National Security Council (1995-96); Deputy Coordinator for the New Independent States, Department of State (1993-94); Deputy Political Counselor, U.S. Embassy London (1990-1993); Deputy Director for Multilateral and Security Affairs, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Department of State (1988-1990); Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow (1986-88); Special Assistant to Ambassador Paul Nitze (1984-85); Adviser on the U.S. Delegation to the Intermediate-Range Missile Negotiations, Geneva (1982-83); Political-Military Affairs Officer, Office of European Political and Security Affairs, Department of State (1981-84); Vice Consul and Assistant General Services Officer, U.S. Embassy Warsaw (1978-80)
Awards
Several Department of State Superior Honor and Meritorious Honor Awards
Education
B.A., Economics, Stanford University, 1976