Rose Gottemoeller

Rose Gottemoeller

  • Steven C. Házy Lecturer at the Center for International Security and Cooperation
  • Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution

Center for International Security and Cooperation
Encina Hall
616 Jane Stanford Way
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6165

Biography

Rose Gottemoeller is the Steven C. Házy Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Before joining Stanford Gottemoeller was the Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2016 to 2019, where she helped to drive forward NATO’s adaptation to new security challenges in Europe and in the fight against terrorism.  Prior to NATO, she served for nearly five years as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. Department of State, advising the Secretary of State on arms control, nonproliferation and political-military affairs. While Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance in 2009 and 2010, she was the chief U.S. negotiator of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the Russian Federation.

Prior to her government service, she was a senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, with joint appointments to the Nonproliferation and Russia programs. She served as the Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from 2006 to 2008, and is currently a nonresident fellow in Carnegie's Nuclear Policy Program. She is also a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. 

At Stanford, Gottemoeller teaches and mentors students in the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy program and the CISAC Honors program; contributes to policy research and outreach activities; and convenes workshops, seminars and other events relating to her areas of expertise, including nuclear security, Russian relations, the NATO alliance, EU cooperation and non-proliferation. 

publications

Journal Articles
October 2021

The Standstill Conundrum: The Advent of Second-Strike Vulnerability and Options to Address It

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The Standstill Conundrum: The Advent of Second-Strike Vulnerability and Options to Address It
Journal Articles
May 2020

U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History

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U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History
Reports
May 2022

Everything Counts: Building a Control Regime for Nonstrategic Nuclear Warheads in Europe

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Everything Counts: Building a Control Regime for Nonstrategic Nuclear Warheads in Europe

In The News

Rose Gottemoeller
Commentary

The Role of U.S. Diplomacy in Countering Russia's Nuclear Threats and Misbehavior

With the ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent suspension of the New START treaty, concerns about nuclear escalation have been on the rise.
The Role of U.S. Diplomacy in Countering Russia's Nuclear Threats and Misbehavior
Rose Gottemoeller speaks at a reception in New York City in 2016.
Blogs

Policy Impact Spotlight: Rose Gottemoeller and Negotiations for a Safer World

From a missed phone call in Moscow to becoming the lead U.S. negotiator of the New START Treaty, scholars like Rose Gottemoeller demonstrate the importance of collaboration between scholars in academic institutions and policymakers in government.
Policy Impact Spotlight: Rose Gottemoeller and Negotiations for a Safer World
President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with Mikhail Gorbachev.
News

Reflections on Mikhail Gorbachev's Life from FSI Scholars

Rose Gottemoeller, Steven Pifer, Francis Fukuyama, and Michael McFaul discuss the complex life and legacy of the last leader of the Soviet Union.
Reflections on Mikhail Gorbachev's Life from FSI Scholars
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