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Find out who's working for PGS. |
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Mr. Luongo is the President of the Partnership for Global Security.
Prior to this position, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation Policy and the Director of the Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition, Mr. Luongo served as the Director of the Department of Energy's North Korea Task Force and as Director of the Russia and Newly Independent States Nuclear Material Security Task Force.
He previously served as a staff member in the U.S. Congress in the following positions:
Subcommittee Professional Staff Member on the House Armed Services Committee; Legislative Assistant for National Defense and International Security and designee to the Senate Armed Services Committee for Senator Carl Levin (D-MI); and Legislative Assistant for National Security and Foreign Policy and designee to the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for Senator William Proxmire (D-WI).
Before joining the Department of Energy, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Washington Representative for Arms Control and International Security with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Prior to his work in the Congress, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Program Associate with the Program on Science, Arms Control, and National Security of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mr. Luongo also has held appointments as a Senior Visiting Fellow and as a Visiting Research Collaborator with Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security. He is also the author of numerous articles on arms control and international security issues and co-editor of The Search for Security in Space.
Mr. Luongo received his B.S. in Journalism from the School of Public Communication of Boston University, and holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the School of International Service of the American University.
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Ms. Michelle Cann is the Senior Budget and Policy Analyst at the Partnership for Global Security. Her primary research activities focus on tracking an analyzing the budgets of U.S. international weapons of mass destruction security programs, the evolution of nuclear security governance policies, and the impacts of globalization on nuclear security and nonproliferation. Ms. Cann is earning a master’s degree for international science and technology policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. She has been with PGS since graduating from Drexel University in 2007.
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Ms. Sarah Williams is a Nuclear Policy Analyst at the Partnership for Global Security. Her work includes research and analysis on nuclear security governance, the growth of nuclear power in key regions around the world, and radiological security. Formerly, Ms. Williams was the Program Coordinator and Research Associate for the U.S. Nuclear Energy Project at CSIS and a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow in the Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She earned her master’s degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 and a B.A. in Government from the University of Maryland—College Park in 2007. |
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Pia Ulrich is the Nuclear Nonproliferation Research Assistant for the Partnership for Global Security (PGS), and edits PGS’ bi-weekly newsletter, Nuclear News. Currently, she studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, pursuing a M.A. in Security Policy Studies with a specialization in Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Transnational Security. Pia holds a law degree from the University of Osnabrueck in Germany, where she specialized in international and European law. Previously, she has worked for the European Legal Studies Institute in Osnabrueck, Germany. |
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Emily Mella researches developments in the civil nuclear industry at the Partnership for Global Security. She is pursuing a master’s degree in International Affairs with a concentration in the Middle East. Her studies focus on issues of revolution, violence, and transition in this region. Emily also holds a BA in Archaeology, Art History, and International Studies from the University of Evansville. |
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Alan Wehler is an M.A. candidate in Security Policy Studies at George Washington University focusing on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Transnational Security. He has conducted research on a variety of topics including the BioWatch program, portal monitoring systems, and organized criminal organizations in the Balkans. He has worked as a security researcher in support of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Raytheon, and National Defense University. He received his B.A. in International Relations from the College of William and Mary. |
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Andrei Antonescu is a Research Assistant for the Partnership for Global Security (PGS), and edits PGS’ bi-weekly newsletter, Nuclear News. He is enrolled in the Graduate Gateway Semester at American University, and will begin pursuing a Master's degree in International Relations in the fall. Andrei received his B.A. in International Politics from the Pennsylvania State University, focusing on national security, weapons proliferation, and European affairs. He previously worked with the Institute for Religion and Public Policy and Just Consulting, and interned in a Member of Parliament's office in London. |
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