The U.S. State Department announced today that “At the request of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott has agreed to serve as Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation. In this capacity, Ambassador Wolcott will work with counterparts in other countries to develop international cooperation to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime. Consistent with the priorities established by the President, among the tasks she will undertake is the implementation of the Declaration on Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation issued by President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 3, 2007. The Declaration reflects a shared vision of support for expansion of the use of nuclear energy worldwide in a way that reduces the risk of nuclear proliferation“.
Ambassador Jackie Wolcott worked as the U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva for several years, and knew well what was going on there.
Does her appointment — and the wording of the announcement — indicate any movement in the direction of dealing with Iran’s long-standing invitation to the West to witness the uranium enrichment efforts that it says it will never abandon, and for which it has been willing to absorb three UN SC sanctions resolutions, so far?
Ms Wolcott will get the same treatment that Condi got when she met with some Iranian Minister awhile ago. It will be fun to follow these negotiations , if there are – depending how the elections go tonight.
This is what I meant:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/04/iraq/main2760338.shtml
That is a great thing , at least people can share and talk.