On Tuesday 31 January Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation IISS, will be speaking on "Iran's Nuclear Programme: Are There Any Good Options?".
Mark Fitzpatrick comes to the IISS from a distinguished 26-year career in the U.S. Department of State, where for the last ten years he focused on non-proliferation issues. In his last posting he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-proliferation, responsible for policies to address the proliferation problems posed by Iran, North Korea, Libya, Iraq, South Asia and other regions of concern. Among his duties, he also oversaw implementation of the Proliferation Security Initiative, advanced conventional arms and technology controls, proliferation sanctions, and export control cooperation programs. Mark Fitzpatrick had previously served for four years at the U.S. Mission to International Organisations in Vienna, including as Charge d’Affaires and as Counsellor for Nuclear Policy, in charge of liaison with the International Atomic Energy Agency. In previous State Department postings, he headed the South Asia Regional Affairs Office, responsible for non-proliferation and security policies regarding India and Pakistan; served as special assistant to Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott; headed the Political-Military Branch of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo; served as North Korea desk officer; and held postings in South Korea and New Zealand. Mr. Fitzpatrick received a Master in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and joined officers of the Japanese Self Defence Forces in a one-year post-graduate study program at the Japanese National Institute of Defence, where his dissertation on Korean unification was published in journals in Japan and South Korea. He is a frequent commentator on BBC and other news outlets.
Discussion Meetings take place at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX. This meeting will take place in the Fifth Floor meeting room at 10am.
Please notify Kathleen James at james@iiss.org or tel +44 (0)20 7395 9109 if you would like to attend.
Please note: Press will not be granted entry to the building unless they have brought photo identification with them.
