global zero

Thank you. It’s an honor to be here in Paris at the Global Zero Summit and see so many old friends. Many of you have known and worked with me when I served as a member of Congress from California and it’s an honor to be here today representing the Obama administration.

I want to thank Richard Burt for this invitation and I want to thank all of those who are here today that I have worked with in the past. Thank you for your patriotism and your hard work. Read more >>

I send my best wishes to you all at the Global Zero Summit, and for all the work you are doing to make the world safer for our children and theirs. I believe that a world free of nuclear weapons is not only achievable, but one of the most important policy objectives of our times. Read more >>

To The Global Zero Summit participants:

I extend my greetings to the organizers, participants and guests of your forum.

The end of the Cold War epoch and creation of an atmosphere of trust and partnership in the relations between leading world powers have opened a way to a joint quest for new forms of ensuring international security and stability. Today our common task consists in undertaking everything to make deadly weapons of mass destruction to become a thing of the past. Read more >>