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John Bolton, President Bush's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in seen at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 7, 2005. Bolton has written about the International Criminal Court, criticized the United Nations and argued that U.S. interests take precedence over diplomatic harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
BIOGRAPHY
John R. Bolton
Under Secretary, Arms Control and International Security
Term of Appointment: 05/11/2001 to present
John R. Bolton was sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security on May 11, 2001.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bolton was Senior Vice President of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). AEI is a nonprofit public policy center dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom through research education, and open debate.
Mr. Bolton has spent many years of his career in public service. Previous positions he has held are Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, 1989-1993; Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1985-1989; 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.
Mr. Bolton is also an attorney. From 1974-1981 he was an associate at the Washington office of Covington & Burling, where he returned as a member of the firm from 1983-1985, after public service at the U.S. Agency for International Development. From 1993 through 1999, he was a partner in the law firm of Lerner, Reed, Bolton & McManus.
Under Secretary Bolton was born in Baltimore on November 20, 1948. He graduated with a B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale University and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Released on May 22, 2001
