Andrew C. Weber, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs (left) and OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü.
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, the Honorable Andrew C. Weber, visited the OPCW headquarters in The Hague today for a meeting with Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü.
The Director-General updated Mr Weber on issues related to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention on its fifteenth anniversary and on preparations for the Third Review Conference, which will be held in April 2013. He commended the United States for its continuing strong commitment to the Convention and support for the work of the OPCW.
As Assistant Secretary of Defense, Mr Weber is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for matters concerning nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs. Mr. Weber is also the Staff Director of the Nuclear Weapons Council, which manages the nuclear weapons stockpile, and oversees the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.