Laura HOLGATE
Laura S.H. Holgate joined the office
of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator at the National Security Staff
in 2009 as the Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and
Threat Reduction. She serves as the U.S. Sous-Sherpa for the Nuclear Security
Summits. From 2001 to 2009, Ms. Holgate was
the Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs at the Nuclear
Threat Initiative. Prior to joining NTI, Ms. Holgate directed the Department of
Energy's Office of Fissile Materials Disposition from 1998 to 2001. She was
Special Coordinator for Cooperative Threat Reduction at the Department for
Defense from 1995 through 1998, where she provided policy oversight of the
“Nunn-Lugar” Cooperative Threat Reduction program. Ms. Holgate served for two years as Special
Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
Ashton B. Carter. She spent six months at the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency (ACDA). Her academic credentials
include an AB from