[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  DR. JAMES BROWN AND THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARMS 
                           CONTROL CONFERENCE

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge the 
upcoming Tenth Annual Arms Control Conference taking place in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico. In recognition of this Tenth Anniversary, I 
wish to emphasize the tireless efforts of this conference's founder, 
coordinator, and inspiration, Dr. James Brown.
  Dr. Brown's career has long emphasized arms control. Not only has Jim 
Brown devoted himself to this conference for the past decade, but he 
has also been a practitioner. He served in several different capacities 
at the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, where he helped develop 
verification regimes for implementation of the UN Security Council 
Resolution to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. He also 
worked in the Pentagon as a special assistant to the Deputy 
Undersecretary for Planning and Resources.
  His academic resume is also impressive. Jim was a professor at 
Southern Methodist University, and a visiting professor at Air 
University. He was a founding director of the John Tower Center for 
Political Studies and co-taught courses with Senator Tower for eight 
years. Jim Brown was also selected as a senior Fulbright Scholar at the 
University of Ankara. Most notably, he has authored and edited nine 
volumes of scholarly work and 35 articles on Arms Control.
  Dr. James Brown has dedicated many years of his professional life in 
pursuit of international understanding as a fundamental prerequisite to 
progress on arms control and disarmament. Every year this conference 
reflects the culmination of his personal commitment. It is important to 
acknowledge the unique contribution that this conference has made and 
continues to make toward achievement of global peace and stability.
  The disarmament and non-proliferation work of Sandia National 
Laboratories and the Cooperative Monitoring Center are greatly enhanced 
and supported by the annual Arms Control Conference. This event should 
serve to underscore Sandia Laboratories' staunch commitment to a safe 
and stable international security environment.
  The success of this annual event owes itself to Jim's reputation, his 
integrity, his personal relationships with a broad range of policy 
makers throughout the global arms control community and their trust in 
him. Jim's diligence has enabled the Albuquerque conference to grow 
even more in stature each year bringing credit on Sandia, the 
Department of Energy and the State of New Mexico.
  Mr. President, New Mexico is fortunate to have Dr. Brown as a 
citizen.

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