Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. is a former senior-level diplomat and a world-renowned authority on nuclear non-proliferation. As a U.S. diplomat, Ambassador Graham was involved in the negotiation of every major arms control and non-proliferation agreement from 1970 to 1997, including START, SALT, the CTBT, the INF Treaty, and the ABM Treaty, among many others. He participated in nuclear talks with more than 100 countries. For fifteen years, he was general counsel for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, where he also served as acting director for one year. He has advised five U.S. presidents on issues related to nuclear non-proliferation; as President Bill Clinton's special representative for arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament, Ambassador Graham headed the U.S. delegation that successfully led efforts to permanently extend the NPT.
In 2010, Ambassador Graham was appointed to the United Arab Emirates' International Advisory Board, helping to guide that country's nuclear energy program and hold it to the highest standards of safety, security, and non-proliferation. He is board chairman of the Mexco Energy Corporation and a board director of CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. Ambassador Graham has lectured at the University of Washington, Stanford, Georgetown, and the University of Virginia Law School, among others, on topics related to disarmament and nuclear security. He has authored numerous articles and books in the non-proliferation field and is the recipient of many honors, including the 1995 Trainor Award for Distinction in Diplomacy and the 2007 World Order Under Law Award from the American Bar Association.
Graham joined the Lightbridge Corporation in 1997 and serves as executive chairman of the Board of Directors. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his bachelor's degree from Princeton.
