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| Bruce Turner | |
|---|---|
 Turner in 2022 | |
| U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office September 22, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Wood |
Bruce I. Turner is an American diplomat who is the U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament, with the rank of Ambassador.
Early life and education
Turner obtained a B.A. at Colorado College, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Virginia.
Career
In his most recent role, Turner was the Senior Bureau Official of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance at the Department of State. He also served as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Verification, Planning and European Security. He served as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, and served as director of the Office of International Anti-Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Other embassy assignments include Paris, Moscow, and Ankara. Stateside, Turner was the Director of the Office of European Security and Political Affairs, as well as the Agreed Framework Coordinator in the Office of Korean Affairs. He served at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna and the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels.
Conference on Disarmament
On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Turner to be the U.S Representative to the Conference on Disarmament with the rank of Ambassador. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 4, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on May 18, 2022. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 13, 2022.
Personal life
Turner speaks German, French and Russian.
References
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "PN1256 - Nomination of Bruce I. Turner for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.