Gary Samore is the Crown Family Director of th
Crown Center for Middle East Studies
and Professor of the Practice in Politics at

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. He formerly served as the Executive Director for Research of the

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at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at

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. From 2009 to 2013, he served as President

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's White House Coordinator for

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and

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(WMD), commonly referred to as the WMD "

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". In the position, Samore "served as the principal advisor to the President on all matters relating to arms control and the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and WMD terrorism, and coordinated United States government activities, initiatives, and programs to prevent proliferation and WMD terrorism and promote international arms control efforts." He is credited with working with Laura Holgate, the NSC Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction, to first implement Gift basket diplomacy. From 1996 to 2000, Samore served as Special Assistant to President

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and Senior Director for Nonproliferation and Export Controls at the

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. Samore is an Advisory Board member of the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran. He served as president of organization from September 2013 to August 2015. He is also an Advisory Board member of the

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. Samore received his MA and

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in government from

in 1984.

Gallery

Image:Oval Office Briefing, November 2009.jpg, Samore attending a November 2009

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briefing Image:Situation Room Meeting, December 2009.jpg, Samore in a December 2009

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meeting

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