Key Staff:
Lesley McNiesh
FMWG Coordinator
202-332-1412
Jack Kimball
Media Contact
Program Officer, The Stanley Foundation
563-554-3429
Cell: 563-506-5494
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The FMWG Steering Committee is comprised of the following professionals:
The FMWG Steering Committee is comprised of the following professionals:
- Kenneth N. Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security (co-chair)
- Miles Pomper, Senior Research Associate, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (co-chair)
- Irma Arguello, Founder and Chair, NPSGlobal Foundation
- Matthew Bunn, Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University
- Jennifer Smyser, Director of Policy Programming, The Stanley Foundation
- Sharon Squassoni, Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Benn Tannenbaum, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Alexandra Toma, former Executive Director, Connect U.S. Fund
- Paul Walker, Director, Security & Sustainability, Global Green USA
About The FMWG
The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) is a non-governmental coalition of more than 70 U.S. and international organizations committed to improving fissile material security through the development of actionable policy proposals and advocacy for government adoption and implementation of improved policies.
The FMWG has been a forceful presence in support of improved fissile material security and the prevention of nuclear terrorism. Important milestones for the FMWG include:
- The publication of its consensus recommendations to the Obama administration for improving nuclear material security (September 2009) and updated recommendations to world leaders before the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit (January 2012);
- The convening of a summit of international experts and supporting events in support of the official Nuclear Security Summit (April 2010);
- A series of regional meetings to explore international perspectives on nuclear security (October 2010 - April 2011 - November 2011).
These activities highlight the urgency of this agenda and engage a broad array of international stakeholders. Please click here for a summary of the FMWG's activities to date. To view the FMWG's condensed work plan, please click here.
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The Working Group is comprised of the following organizations:
American Association for the Advancement of Science | Arms Control Association | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Cato Institute | Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation | Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Citizens to Stop Nuclear Terrorism | Council for a Livable World | Federation of American Scientists | First Watch International | Friends Committee on National Legislation | Fund for Peace | Global Green USA | The Henry L. Stimson Center | The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy | James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies | National Security Network | Natural Resources Defense Council | Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project, University of Texas | Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Nuclear Threat Initiative | Partnership for a Secure America | Partnership for Global Security | Peace Action | Physicians for Social Responsibility | Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University | Project on Government Oversight | Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs | ReThink Media | Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Stanley Foundation | Union of Concerned Scientists | Women's Action for New Directions
The Fissile Materials Working Group is proud to call the following organizations its International Partners:
Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria) | AN & Associates (Sweden) | Analytical Center for Nonproliferation (Russia) | Arab Institute for Security Studies (Jordan) | Austrian Institute for International Affairs (Austria) | Center for Eurasian Studies, Okan University (Turkey) | Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance (Canada) | Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Nonproliferation (Japan) | Center for Foreign Policy and Regional Studies (Vietnam) | Centre for Science and Security Studies, King's College London (United Kingdom) | Chatham House, International Security Research Department (United Kingdom) | China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (China) | Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark) | Forum on Climate Change and Energy Policy (South Korea) | Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Switzerland) | Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (Georgia) | Global Consortium On Security Transformation (Chile) | IKV Pax Christi (Netherlands) | Institute for Security Studies (South Africa) | Institute for Strategic Studies (India) | Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (South Korea) | International Affairs and Foreign Policy Institute (Spain) | International Institute for Strategic Studies (United Kingdom) | International Science and Technology Center (Russia) | International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists (United Kingdom) | MacArthur Center for Security Studies (Taiwan) | Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael (Netherlands) | Nord-Sud Ventures (Algeria) | NPSGlobal Foundation (Argentina) | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (Singapore) | The Russian Center for Policy Studies (Russia) | School of Politics and International Relations, Australia National University (Australia) | South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (United Kingdom) | University of Antwerp (Belgium) | University of Kabangsaan (Malaysia) | Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (Austria)