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American nuclear weapons and sanctions expert For the American racing driver, see Dick Nephew.
Richard Nephew
Nephew in 2022
Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 5, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
NationalityUnited States
Education
  • Masters in Security Policy Studies
  • Bachelors in International Affairs
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Occupation
  • Author
  • Senior Research Scholar
  • Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State U.S.
AwardsSecretary of State's Award

Richard Nephew is an American nuclear weapons and sanctions expert who is a program director at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University and a Senior Research Scholar teaching at School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. He is the author of The Art of Sanctions, a book from CGEP's Columbia University Press book series. On July 5, 2022, he was named the Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Education

Nephew has a bachelor's degree in international affairs and a master's degree in security policy studies, both from The George Washington University.

Career

After graduating from university, Nephew began at the National Nuclear Security Administration where he worked on international nuclear affairs from June 2003 to June 2006. He then joined the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the State Department, staying until May 2011. Nephew was then transferred to the National Security Council as the Director for Iranian Affairs for two years. In January 2013, he was named as the Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State, as the lead sanctions expert in negotiations with Iran from August 2013 to December 2014. On February 1, 2015, left his career in government and joined the Center on Global Energy Policy. Additionally, Nephew is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Awards

Nephew has received numerous awards from the US Department of State and the US Department of Energy, including the Secretary of State's Award for Excellence in International Security in 2008, for his work on UN Security Council Resolution.

Book

References

  1. ^ "Richard Nephew". Brookings.
  2. "SIPA Faculty Directory". Columbia University.
  3. "Columbia | SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy | the Art of Sanctions".
  4. Hawkins, Ari. "State Department announces lead anti-corruption official". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  5. "Richard Nephew". Amazon.
  6. "Richard Nephew Discusses the Iran Nuclear Agreement". Partnership For A Secure America. 19 May 2016.
  7. "Economic Sanctions, Popular Not Painless". Global Finance. 3 October 2017.
  8. "Richard Nephew, former Deputy Sanctions Chief at the Department of State, to join as Research Scholar and Program Director". Columbia University. 29 January 2015.
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