A diplomat and a lawyer, Ambassador Bolton has spent many years in public service.  From August 2005 to December 2006, he served as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations.  From 2001 to 2005, he was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.  At AEI, Ambassador Bolton's areas of research include foreign policy and international organizations.

Short Biography

-United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States Mission to the United Nations, 2005-2006

-Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State, 2001-2005

-Senior Vice President, American Enterprise Institute, 1999-2001

-Attorney, Lerner, Reed, Bolton & McManus, 1993-1999

-Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Department of State, 1989-1993

-Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1985-1989

-Attorney, Covington & Burling, 1983-1985

-Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1982-1983

-General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981-1982

-Attorney, Covington & Burling, 1974-1981

Education

J.D., Yale University Law School

B.A., Yale University

Articles and Short Publications

The North Korea Challenge Bush's North Korea Nuclear Abdication Europe's New Pro-American Direction

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Books

Surrender Is Not an Option

Events

Dictating Norms: Who Decides What Is Right for the World? The Implications of Kosovo's Independence for U.S. Foreign Policy Surrender Is Not an Option

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Media Appearance

Seven Questions: John Bolton Explains the World

Speaking Engagements

John R. Bolton's Acceptance Remarks for the 2007 Bradley Prizes Awards Ceremony The American The Future of the United Nations Under Ban Ki-Moon

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