Laura Rockwood is Executive Director of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation (VCDNP) and is an associate of the Belfer Center's Project on Managing Atom. Ms. Rockwood retired in November 2013 from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the Section Head for Non-Proliferation and Policy Making in the Office of Legal Affairs, where she had served since 1985. Prior to her departure she was the senior legal adviser on safeguards to the IAEA Director General. Earlier in her career, Ms Rockwood was employed by the U.S. Department of Energy as a trial attorney in radiation injury cases, and as counsel in general legal matters.

In this Project on Managing the Atom Seminar, Senior Research Fellow Laura Rockwood will provide an overview of IAEA Safeguards and the State-Level Concept. Ms. Rockwood served in the Office of Legal Affairs of the IAEA from 1985-2013. For over 28 years, Ms. Rockwood was involved in all aspects of the drafting, negotiating and advising on the interpretation and implementation of IAEA safeguards agreements and protocols, and resolutions of the IAEA Board of Governors and the United Nations Security Council. In 2004, she was appointed Section Head for Non-Proliferation and Policy Making in the Office of Legal Affairs.

In this Nuclear 101 Seminar, MTA Senior Research  Fellow Laura Rockwood will provide a legal framework of IAEA Safeguards. Ms. Rockwood served in the Office of Legal Affairs of the IAEA from 1985 - 2013. For over 28 years, Ms. Rockwood was involved in all aspects of the drafting, negotiating and advising on the interpretation and implementation of IAEA safeguards agreements and protocols, and resolutions of the IAEA Board of Governors and the United Nations Security Council. In 2004, she was appointed Section Head for Non-Proliferation and Policy Making in the Office of Legal Affairs.