St Catherine's College
University of Oxford, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UJ
UK
Oxford University United Nations Association is delighted to host Mark Fitzpatrick, Director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Affairs, at our second speaker event this term. Mr Fitzpatrick will be speaking on the Iran proliferation challenge.
Mr Fitzpatrick came to IISS in 2005 after a distinguished 26-year career in the US Department of State, where for the previous ten years he focused on non-proliferation issues. In his last posting, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-proliferation (Acting), responsible for policies to address the proliferation problems posed by Iran, North Korea, Libya, Iraq, South Asia and other regions of concern.
Mr Fitzpatrick had previously served for four years at the US Mission to International Organizations in Vienna as Charge d’Affairs and Counselor for Nuclear Policy, liaising 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 US Embassy in Tokyo; served as North Korea desk officer; and held postings in South Korea and New Zealand.
There will be a Q&A session after the talk.