John CARLSON

He is also Counselor to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Washington, and Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute, Sydney. Other appointments are: adviser to the Asia Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; adviser to the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; member of the Advisory Council of the International Luxembourg Forum; and member of VERTIC's International Verification Consultants Network. His previous appointments include: Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office 1989-2010; Chairman of SAGSI (the IAEA's Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation) 2001-06; Member of the Advisory Board of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (which reported in 2009); and founding Chair of the Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network, 2009-12. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. In June 2012 Mr. Carlson was awarded the national honour of Member of the Order of Australia (AM).