Eastern here on cspan3 and our cspan radio app. Now a look at nonproliferation. The high representative for Disarmament Affairs spoke in washington. This runs 30 minutes. We are honored to have us with the new United Nations and representatives of secretary general for affairs. She comes to this position with many year of experience at u. N. Headquarters in the field at headquarters on u. N. Reform, development, peace keeping. She was also for that International Relations in tokyo. In her case helping to guide the secretary general and u. N. Member states. On the often devicive to reduce and eliminate and how to enforce other weapons of mass destruction in particular right now the chemical weapons convention. In the first few weeks she has been very active for the 2020 review conference. She has been tracking negotiations on the new Nuclear Weapons prohibition treaty and working to build support for the pro prohibition into the recent attack in syria. So mad dam representative, thank you for joining us here from new york to be with us and to have joined us for our previous sessions today. We are very honored to have you and look forward to your perspectives. Thanks. Thank you very much. I wanted to start out by saying how nice it is really for me to be back in washington d. C. If i could share a credit i am very much a product of washington d. C. This is where i learned International Relations, international politics. I feel very comfortable, at home here in this town. This is also where i learned the importance and the value of high quality open and honest policy discussions like the one that we are having today. Without such discussions i would say the World Community is not going to be able to track l chal lepgs we are confronted today. It has lrz been very generous, very kind in terms of coming to grips with elements of my new portfol portfolio. I have been on the post exactly for one month now. So we have heard much already today and i already learned a lot about the serious arms control related challenges facing the International Community. These are not only some of the most important issues effecting disarmament and nonproliferation but they are international more broadly. This is where i wanted to start off. The fragile increasing volatile security environments and these are as a result of regional tensions, immer jens of nonstate actors with global reach now and resurgence of some of the historical animosity. The environment is undermined by challenges such as the dangers and provaktiocative activities terms of repeated use of missile and nuclear tests, use of chemical weapons in the middle east and apparent drift backwards into old war positions including some of the rhetorics we hear about utilities of Nuclear Weapons. It is often argued that it must be shelved until the climate improves, as if they are part of a diplomacy to try to soften the hard power of real politics. Now, of course the importance including those and more but i think this view fails to take into account the historic role disarmament and no proliferation has played in International Peace and security. Including during the tensions of the cold war. Disarmament is integral to any political solution to conflict. Disarmament, arms control and nonproliferation provide meks nic mechanisms and to build trust and confidence. They seek to find Common Ground, very important. In this way disarmament and arms control instruments security for all of us. In todays complex environment there is something i think we will do well to remember. And if i may add International Community benefitted from an important leadership role the United States of america demonstrated in this area, critical moments in the past which hope it will continue to play. The u. N. Has obviously a long history in dearmament, arms control and nonproliferation. It is one upon which the organization rests. From the first General Assembly resolution that called for elimination of Nuclear Weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction. It is a web of interlocking agreements and instruments. The well functioning of each matters greatly to the maintenance of the overall credibility. Allow one to crumble and it will damage the interface. In this relation we are witnessing some warring trends. Take for example the organization for the prohibition Fact Finding Mission and joint investigative mechanism. Both have been of objective independent and technical professionalism. Of the many allegations regarding the use of chemical weapons to technical experts but jim has been able to identify it is in one instance. It is against the use of chemical weapons and bringing to justice the perpetrators of the horrific crime against humanity. In this complex environment we must be able to rely on the advice of scientific and tech in i kal professionals. Other important examples of warring trends in different parts of the regime the new two decades stale meat and tmate an precariousness of disarmament intruemeni all of which are damaging to disarmament regime. So against this let me touch on the convention on the prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or more simply the treaty. They do reflect the community more than 130 countries in facilitating towards Nuclear Disarmament. It is a Historic Development as it represents the most significant modern National Nuclear negotiations in over 20 years. The treaty is also a product of a frustration many states feel. It is the frustration that has been simmering for years as positions have widened over how best to achieve the elimination. Accusations of arms control treaty noncompliance and expensive modernization campaigns combined with an absence of progress on long overdue measures such as a perceived lack of urgency in implementing successive outcome documents have all fuelled this frustration. A world free of Nuclear Weapons is a vision that has been subscribed to by the United States for seven decades. It has been also apply kated by some of the most prominent american states men and women in order to enhance international and u. S. Security. It is of course everyones responsibility, however if we are to to find our way back to Common Grounds the Nuclear Weapons states must show the way. The sustained commitment to this goal has much of the success over the last seven decades. Russia and the United States as holders of the two Largest Nuclear arsenals have a special responsibility. Strategic could be a stabilizin factor between the two countries. It would also have positive impact on the overall International Peace and security. This is particularly important for the Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty. The npt is the cornerstone of interNational Nuclear nonproliferation regime and an essential foundation for the pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament. It must remain so. It represents near universal Common Ground and continues to bring forth our collective security. I am pleased to see the treaty explicitly recognizes these facts, and i really hope this will be maintained through the forthcoming nations. If the banned treaty is to become a reality, the future health of the nonproliferation Nuclear Disarmament regime will require urgent steps towards the implementation of article vi commitments. Its also critical to keep constructive dialogues between those who decide not to be part of the negotiations and those who decide to be part of negotiations of the banned treaty. At the 50th anniversary of the npt approaches, state parties have the opportunity to find Common Ground on ways forward and make this milestone anniversary to celebrate. Ladies and gentlemen, earlier i mentioned the u. N. s role as an avenue for dialogue, a source of Technical Knowledge broker in the fields of disrememberment arms control and nonpro liferatiolife liferation. The u. S. Is a forum for united action. The role of the u. N. Security council sanctioning the illegal missile and Nuclear Programs of the dprk is a prime example. Differences persist, of course, over specific measures to pursue, but unequivocal condemnation of these brazen acts is a clear signal in the belief that weapons of mass destruction pose to regional and global security. Second, the u. N. Is a forum for inclusive negotiations engaging all stakeholders. This is not to say the other forum do not play a role. Regional negotiations produce the valuable Nuclear Weapon free zones. And negotiations reduce Nuclear Arsenals by around 85 in some cases. But only universal forums create universally binding rules and norms. With this in mind, the u. N. Should be the venue for efforts to bring about other measures to achieve and maintain Nuclear Weapon free world. This include negotiations on the fnct and bringing the treaty into force. Third, the u. N. Is a useful forum for dialogue on new issues of critical importance to us all. The enduring concerns related to wmd and conventional weapons have been exacerbated by rapid advanced in technology. New issues has emerged that threatens to undermine international stability. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity will be vital to humanitys future prosperity but they could also, if used for malicious purposes produce global problems that require global solutions. Like wise conversations among all stakeholders are required if we are to grapple with Game Changing dual use technology such as 3d printing. In ways that minimize risk while not impeding development. My final point relates to the u. N. As an onus broker and custodian to protect, safeguard and implement the most fundamental values on which the y u. N. Was founded. On arms control and nonproliferation this goes beyond simply reminding ourselves of the norms. We have played the Critical Role of impartial referee. This role that we play, i believe, is a critical one in actually making the world a safer place and a role that has always enjoyed a full support of the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, to conclude, let me go back to where i started. Disarmament breeds security. Its not a vague hope or aspiration but must be the key to a safer and more secure world. We must remember the core component of the mechanisms established at the creation of the United Nations for the maintenance of collective security. It is a cause to which we must rededicate all of their efforts. But the United Nations looks forward to the continuous u. S. Leadership and to working very closely with all of you, towards our shared goal. Thank you very much. [ applause ] and were live on capitol hill this morning as members of president Trumps NationalSecurity Team will be testifying today at a Senate IntelligenceCommittee Hearing on fisa. Dan coats, Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein and acting fbi director andrew mccam mccabe will be at the witness table. Lawmakers will ask about possible Russian Coordination with the trump campaign. This hearing is expected to get underway in a couple moments. Live coverage here on cspan 3