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Articles by Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei
IAEA Director General, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe --24 May 2007
In recent years, it is clear that nuclear threats have become more dangerous
and more complex. A new phenomenon of illicit trade in nuclear technology
has emerged. Countries have managed to develop clandestine nuclear programmes.
Sophisticated extremist groups have shown keen interest in acquiring nuclear
weapons. Read more>>
Keep thinking and learning --9 February 2006
As I was on my way from the palace of the King of Norway to the Oslo city
hall to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, I found myself reminiscing about
my life - the twists and turns it had taken, and the lessons I had learned
along the way. Read more>>
Copyright (C), International Atomic Energy Agency
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei is the Director General of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), an intergovernmental organization that is part of
the United Nations system. He was appointed to the office effective 1 December
1997, and reappointed to a third term in September 2005. Dr. ElBaradei
was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1942, son of the late Mostafa ElBaradei, a
lawyer and former President of the Egyptian Bar Association. He began his
career in the Egyptian Diplomatic Service in 1964, serving in the Permanent
Missions of Egypt to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, in charge
of political, legal and arms control issues. From 1984, Dr. ElBaradei was
a senior staff member of the IAEA Secretariat, holding a number of high-level
policy positions, including that of the Agency's Legal Adviser and subsequently
the Assistant Director General for External Relations. In October 2005,
Dr. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for
their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes
and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the
safest possible way." In its citation, the Norwegian Nobel Committee
referred to the IAEA's work as being of "incalculable importance",
and referred to Dr. ElBaradei as an "unafraid advocate" of new
measures to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
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