Laura S. H. Holgate

Laura S. H. Holgate, Ambassador (ret.) is President of LSHH International Advisors. She is an experienced national security leader with proven track record in reducing threats and managing risks from nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons and advocating for safe, secure nuclear energy. A two-time ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international organizations in Vienna, Austria, she advocated for U.S. policies on nuclear energy, nonproliferation, drugs and crime, outer space, and export control. Amb. Holgate has held multiple positions in and out of government, including Vice President at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Special Assistant to the President at the National Security Council,  senior official at the Departments of Energy and Defense, and a project assistant at the Center in 1990-1992. She is frequently quoted and published in print and TV and is a sought-after public speaker on nuclear energy, nuclear security, chemical weapons, bioterrorism, and related international organizations. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, past president and member of Women in International Security, a member of the World Institute of Nuclear Security, and serves on multiple advisory panels.