Abstract
Prior to being assigned as Deputy Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) overseeing the disarmament of Iraq, Robert Gallucci (United States of America, 1946 – ) had an extensive career in foreign service, working at the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research as a division chief, and the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs as an office director. In 1991, Dr. Gallucci helped to draft Security Council resolution 687(1991) (S/RES/687(1991)), and subsequently, was appointed as the Deputy Executive Chairman of UNSCOM. In 1992, he joined the United States Office of the Deputy Secretary as the Senior Coordinator responsible for non-proliferation and nuclear safety initiative in the former Soviet Union. Later that year, he was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Dr. Gallucci served as the chief United States negotiator in 1994 and also served as an Ambassador-at-Large with the Department of State. Serving as Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Dr. Gallucci was interviewed on 3 February 1998. He discusses the creation of UNSCOM, its early inspections, and clarifies some misconceptions of the logistics and relations of that Commission.