Leonor Tomero

DIRECTOR FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
202.543.4100 ext. 2104
ltomero AT clw DOT org
Tomero blogs at Nukes on a Blog

Leonor Tomero is the Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and the Council for a Livable World where her work focuses on nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear reprocessing, North Korea, and nuclear terrorism.

Prior to joining the Council, Tomero was President of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, where she had previously served as Director for Western Europe and Latin America. She worked in Congress on the staffs of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) on nuclear waste, energy, and environmental issues. She has also served as a private consultant on environmental and renewable energy projects.

Tomero is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Law and Politics at Georgetown University. She has published letters and articles in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, TomPaine.com, and Hartford Courant and is frequently quoted in national print, TV, and radio media.

Tomero holds a B.A. in Government from Cornell University, an M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from American University. She speaks Spanish and French.