Schulte

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) organized a public lecture in their joint ‘Changing Institutions’ series by HE Ambassador Schulte. H.E. Ambassador Greg Shulte is the Permanent Representative of the United States to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Office in Vienna. The topic of the lecture was: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: A Challenge to the World's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime and took place at the Stockholm School of Economics on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Moderator was Dr. Bates Gill, Director, SIPRI

Summary: Ambassador Shulte discussed the current state of Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as the challenges and opportunities it poses for the international community. In his remarks, Ambassador Shulte noted that the United States, along with the other permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, will continue to pursue dual-track diplomacy of continued negotiations backed by credible sanctions should Iran fail to meet its international obligations. He urged Iran to come to full compliance and disclosure of its nuclear capabilities with the IAEA to help defuse tensions.