International nuclear verification and monitoring experts from around the world came to Vienna, Austria March 12-23 to participate in the 50th Working Group B (WGB) session of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). This subsidiary body, tasked with advancing the CTBTO’s nuclear verification technical goals, is comprised of dedicated professionals ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 5-9, 2018 Agenda Item 7: Any Other Business U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Madam Chair, For the sake of efficiency, please let me address a number of issues under AOB in one consolidated statement. I apologize in advance for its length. As ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Gender Champions
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 5-9, 2018 Agenda Item 5(c) Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chair, The United States thanks the Director General for his update, and for his commitment to addressing ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Syria
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 5-8, 2018 Agenda Item 4 Verification and Monitoring in Iran U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chair, The United States welcomes the Director General’s February 22 report on verification and monitoring in Iran, and we once again extend our appreciation ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: Iran, Iran's nuclear program, JCPOA, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 5-9, 2018 Agenda Item 3 Strengthening the Agency’s Activities Related to Nuclear Science, Technology, and Applications Nuclear Technology Review 2018 U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Good morning, Madam Chair, The United States remains committed to the peaceful uses and applications of nuclear ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: nuclear science
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 5-9, 2018 Agenda Item Number 2(a) and 2(b) Strengthening the Agency’s Activities Related to Nuclear, Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety: Nuclear Safety Review 2018 Draft Safety Requirements: Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material 2018 Edition Ruthenium-106 U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’affaires ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 5 March, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting November 23-24, 2017 Agenda Item 6: Any Other Business U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairperson, For the sake of efficiency, please let me address a number of issues under AOB in one consolidated statement. I apologize in advance for its length. First, ...
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By picotwa | 24 November, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Israel, Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, Nuclear energy, Nuclear power, Nuclear Safety, nuclear security, Women in Nuclear
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting November 23-24, 2017 Agenda Item 4(c) Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairperson, The United States thanks the Director General for his update on Syria and for his steadfast commitment to addressing ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 24 November, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Syria
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting November 23-24, 2017 Agenda Item 4 (b) Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. The United States welcomes the resolution on the DPRK adopted at this year’s General Conference. ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 23 November, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Statements
| Tags: DPRK, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Non-proliferation, Non-proliferation Treaty, North Korea, Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting November 23-24, 2017 Agenda Item 3 Verification and Monitoring in Iran U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairperson, The United States welcomes the Director General’s November 13 report that the IAEA continues to verify and monitor Iran’s implementation of all ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 23 November, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Non-proliferation, Non-proliferation Treaty, Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting November 23-24, 2017 Agenda Item 2 Technical Cooperation: Report of the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairperson, The United States would like to express its sincere sympathy and condolences to those affected by the recent earthquake ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 23 November, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Statements
| Tags: Development, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 9: Any Other Business U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairman, For the sake of efficiency, I would like to address a number of issues under AOB in one consolidated statement. I apologize in advance for its length. ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 15 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, NPT, nuclear, Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 4 (b) Nuclear Security Plan U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairman, First, let me tell you how pleased we were to hear from a number of Member States on Monday and Tuesday about how much they value ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear, nuclear security
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 8(b) (ii) Women in the Secretariat U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affairs a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr Chairman, We remain concerned about the underrepresentation of women in the Agency’s professional and higher categories. At the same time, we acknowledge and appreciate ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Women in STEM
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 8(a) Application of IAEA Safeguards in the Middle East U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States thanks the Director General for his clear and factual report on the “Application of IAEA ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear, Safeguards
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 7(b) Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the DPRK’s unlawful nuclear and ballistic ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: DPRK, North Korea, nuclear, Nuclear Test, Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Weapons
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 6 Verification and Monitoring in Iran U.S. Statement as Delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairman, The United States once again extends its appreciation to the Director General, the Deputy Director General for Safeguards, and their staff for their excellent ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Safeguards
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 4 (a) Nuclear Security U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Mr. Chairman, The United States remains committed to working with the IAEA and its Member States to ensure that nuclear materials and facilities remain secure. Together our ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear, nuclear security
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting September 11-15, 2017 Agenda Item 3c Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Guidance on the Management of Disused Radioactive Sources U.S. Statement as delivered by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Nicole Shampaine Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States is happy ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, Nuclear Safety, nuclear security
Nicole Shampaine, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, delivered the U.S. statement on nuclear safety to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors during its session in September 2017.
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear, Nuclear Safety
Please find below statements on recent developments in North Korea by President Trump and senior U.S. Government Officials. Press Releases: Remarks at the UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on D.P.R.K. 12/15/2017 11:27 AM EST Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State United Nations New York City December 15, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good afternoon and ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 5 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, East Asia & Pacific, Key Officials, News, President Donald Trump
| Tags: DPRK, North Korea, nuclear, nuclear security
The United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna welcomes Nicole Shampaine as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. and Acting Permanent Representative. Ms. Shampaine is a Senior Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. She joins the Mission from Washington, D.C. where she recently served as Senior Advisor on counterterrorism in the Bureau of ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 4 August, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: UNVIE
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting June 12-16, 2017 Agenda Item 11: Any Other Business U.S. Statement As Delivered by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, first, the United States welcomes the progress achieved over the past year to strengthen the global nuclear security framework. ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 22 June, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nu
Launch of the International Gender Champions – Vienna Initiative Andrew J. Schofer Chargé d’Affaires U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria June 1, 2017 Good afternoon, everyone. I echo all the words of welcome – I am pleased to see so many attendees at the launch of this important ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: International Gender Champions
IAEA Technical Cooperation Conference Session 4 Panel Discussion June 1, 2017 Remarks by Andrew Schofer, Chargé d’affaires a.i., U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Question: In 1958, at the first IAEA General Conference, the USA made an important contribution to support fellowship training and the fielding of experts to developing countries–to the first ever ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Chargé D’Affaires, News, Science & Tech, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Peaceful Uses Initiative, ReNuAL, Technical Cooperation
The best way to become familiar with another country is to visit and experience the food, people, languages, and cultures first-hand. Each year, the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna invites selected contacts to see and learn about the United States on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). “The IVLP enables intensive professional exchange ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 19 April, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Chargé D’Affaires, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. & UNVIE
| Tags: International Visitor Leadership Program
Statement of Andrew J. Schofer, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Agenda Item 3 Vienna, Austria; March 13, 2017 As Delivered Madame Chair, The United States welcomes the Report of the Executive Director on the activities of UNODC in 2016, which ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: CND
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 9: Any Other Business U.S. Statements as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Mr. Chairman, I am taking the floor to address several items under any other business. The United States welcomes the progress achieved over the past year to ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, NPT
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 8 Appointment of the Director General U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Mr. Chairman. The United States is pleased to join the consensus decision of the Board in endorsing Yukiya Amano to serve as Director General for the term ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 8 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 6 Assurance of Supply — Establishment of the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank for the Supply of LEU to Member States U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you, Mr. Chairman The United States welcomes submission ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 8 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: Assurance of Supply
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 5(b) Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States remains resolute in its condemnation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s constant stream of ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 8 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: DPRK, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, North Korea
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 5(c) Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you Chair, The United States thanks the Director General for his update and for his ongoing commitment to addressing Syria’s ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 8 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Syria
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 4 Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you Mr. Chairman, The United States extends its appreciation to the Director General for his February 24th report on Iran’s ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Safeguards
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 3 Strengthening the Agency’s Activities Related to Nuclear Science, Technology, and Applications Nuclear Technology Review 2017 U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you, Mr. Chairman, The United States remains a strong supporter of the application of peaceful ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: Development, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Millenium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 2b Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Guidance on the Management of Disused Radioactive Sources U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States fully supports and endorses ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear security
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting March 06-10, 2017 Agenda Item 2(a) Strengthening the Agency’s Activities Related to Nuclear, Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety: Nuclear Safety Review 2017 U.S. Statement as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew J. Schofer Thank you, Mr. Chairman, The United States takes this opportunity to thank the Director General and the ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA
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