Thomas Graham Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Arms Control and Disarmament Agency | |
| In office 1970–1997 | |
| Bill Clinton's Special Representative for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director of the U.S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency | |
| In office January 1993 – July 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1933 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic 2012–present |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic 1951–1968 Republican 1968–2010 Independent 2010–2012 |
| Spouse | Christine Coffey Ryan |
| Children | Elizabeth Graham Brookfield Thomas L. Graham Clover Graham Hackett Thomas C. Ryan (stepson) Missy C. Ryan (stepdaughter) |
| Residence(s) | Maryland, USA |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician Author Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1958 |
Thomas Graham Jr. is a former senior U.S. diplomat. Graham was involved in the negotiation of every single international arms control and non-proliferation agreement from 1970 to 1997.[1] This includes the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT Treaties), the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START Treaties), the Anti-ballistic missile (ABM) Treaty, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) Treaty, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT), Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).[2] In 1993, Ambassador Graham served as acting director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) from January to November, 1993 and acting deputy director from November, 1993 to July, 1994. From 1994 through 1997, he was president Bill Clinton's special representative for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament. Graham successfully led the U.S. government efforts to achieve the permanent extension of the NPT in 1995. Graham also served for 15 years as the general counsel of ACDA. Throughout his career, Thomas Graham has worked with six U.S. Presidents including Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.[Book 1] Ambassador Graham worked on the negotiation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and managed the Senate approval of the ratification of the Geneva Protocol banning the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, as well as the Biological Weapons Convention.[Web 1][Book 2]
Graham is also the director and board chairman of CanAlaska Uranium, a mining exploration company.[3] Thomas Graham is a member of the New York, the District of Columbia and Kentucky Bar Associations and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2] From 1986 to 1994 he chaired the committee on Arms Control and Disarmament of the American Bar Association. Graham is also the executive chairman of the Lightbridge Corporation[Web 2] and a National Advisory Board[4] member of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the research arm of Council for a Livable World.
- ^ "Hon. Thomas Graham, Jr". International Criminal Court Project. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b "Thomas Graham Jr. Biography" (PDF). legal.un.org. United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "CanAlaska Uranium Ltd - Corporate Info - Management Profiles - Fri Dec 30, 2016". www.canalaska.com. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ "Board". Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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