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“Next Steps toward Global Zero after Ratification of START: a German Perspective,” a Belfer Center Seminar

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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Weatherhead Center will co-sponsor a Seminar with Ambassador Peter Gottwald, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament, in Littauer 166 in the Institute of Politics.

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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will co-sponsor a Seminar with Ambassador Peter Gottwald, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament, in Littauer 166.

Ambassador Gottwald has been part of the German Foreign Service since 1977, holding a variety of positions over the years.  He is currently the Commissioner of the Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament for the German government, a position he has held since July 2008. Prior to his current position, Ambassador Gottwald was the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other International Organizations from July 2006 to July 2008.

In 1973, Mr. Gottwald graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences and Public Administration from the University of Konstanz. The following year, he completed a Masters in International Relations from the Syracuse University in New York.  Ambassador Gottwald was a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University from 2002-2003.

 

Please RSVP to belfer_events@hks.harvard.edu to attend this event.

As space is limited for this event, RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Belfer Center Seminars are strictly off-the-record.  By indicating your desire to attend the Seminar, you agree that you will comply with the Belfer Center's strict policy against recording or disclosing the contents of the Seminar.  Your access is conditioned on your compliance with these restrictions.  Should you violate these rules, the Center will pursue all available legal options and you will be excluded from all future events.