Joseph Cirincione

Joseph Cirincione (/ˌsɪrɪnsiˈoʊni/,[1] SIR-in-see-OWN-ee, born 13 November 1949) is a distinguished fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, D.C. He previously served for over 12 years as the president of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution.[2][3]

Joseph Cirincione
Born (1949-11-13) November 13, 1949
OccupationPresident, Ploughshares Fund

Career

Cirincione was appointed president of Ploughshares Fund on 5 March 2008. He retired from the position on 1 July 2020. He joined the Quincy Institute as a non-resident fellow in September 2020, and is adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.[4][5]

He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late (Columbia University Press, 2013), Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons (Columbia University Press, 2007) and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats[6] (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security [7] (Carnegie Endowment, 2005). Cirincione is also the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.[8]

Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran.[9][10][11] In 2009, he appeared on The Colbert Report.[12] While at Ploughshares Fund, Cirincione was also the host of the nuclear security podcast, Press The Button.[13]

Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. For eight years, he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences.[14] The 2005 conference included Cirincione's presentation, "A Brief History of the Atomic Age."[15]

He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1985 as a professional staff member of the Committee on Armed Services.[16] He also served as a staff member of the Committee on Government Operations, and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.


References
  1. Self-introduction on YouTube
  2. "Joseph Cirincione to Lead Expansion of Ploughshares Fund". Ploughshares Fund. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
  3. Clemons, Steve (February 19, 2008). "Center for American Progress Nuke Expert Becomes Foundation President". Washington Note.
  4. "Joe Cirincione to join Quincy Institute as Senior Non-Resident Fellow". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. Cirincione, Joseph; Wolfsthal, Jon; Rajkumar, Miriam (July 10, 2005). "Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats" (2nd ed.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  7. Perkovich, George; Tuchman Mathews, Jessica; Cirincione, Joseph; Gottemoeller, Rose; Wolfsthal, Jon B. (March 2005). "Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2006-12-28.
  8. "Joseph Cirincione, Author at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  9. Cirincione, Joseph (November 2006). "The Clock's Ticking: Stop Iran Before It Is Too Late". Arms Control Today. Arms Control Association.
  10. Gwertzman, Bernard (January 6, 2006). "Q&A: Iran's Nuclear Issues". New York Times.
  11. "Video discussion with Cirincione and Jacqueline Shire". Bloggingheads.tv. April 19, 2007.
  12. "Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund". The Colbert Report. November 30, 2009.
  13. "Press the Button". Ploughshares Fund. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  14. "2005 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace He worked as a senior associate at the Stimson Center for over five years, where he directed the Campaign for the Non-Proliferation Treaty advocating the indefinite extension of this treaty, and the Coalition on Nuclear Dangers, urging support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty an sharp reductions in global nuclear arsenals. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29.
  15. Cirncione, Joseph (2005). "A Brief History of the Atomic Age". Dot-Org Digital Media Services.
  16. "Joseph Cirincione". Q&A. C-SPAN. May 27, 2007.
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