Chairman Appointed for the International Security Advisory Board

The Department of State is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Wolfowitz as the Chairman of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB). Dr. Wolfowitz is currently a visiting scholar in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies development issues. He has spent more than three decades in public service and higher education. Most recently, he served as President of the World Bank and Deputy Secretary of Defense. Prior to that, he was Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Other previous positions include Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1989–1993), U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia (1986–1989), Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs (1982–1986) and Director of Policy Planning (1981-1982) at the Department of State.

The ISAB provides the Department of State with a source of independent insight, advice, and innovation on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, political-military issues, and international security and related aspects of public diplomacy. The ISAB provides analysis and insight into current issues-of-interest for the Secretary on a regular basis. Additional information about the Board and its activities can be found on the Department of State website at http://www.state.gov/t/isn/isab/.