May 29, 2014

CHICAGO OR D.C.? EITHER WAY, 2016 NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT RETURNING TO U.S.

By ExchangeMonitor

The Nuclear Security Summit is coming back to the United States for its swan song in 2016, President Obama said yesterday, sparking some confusion about the summit’s precise location in the process. During a closing address at the current summit in The Netherlands, Obama initially mentioned Chicago as the site of the 2016 summit, then later suggested the summit would return to Washington, where it began in 2010. The White House later clarified that no decision on the exact location of the summit had been made.

In his remarks, Obama said the 2016 summit would be a “transition summit in which heads of state and government are still participating, but that we are shifting toward a more sustainable model that utilizes our ministers, our technical people, and we are building some sort of architecture that can effectively focus and implement on these issues and supplement the good work that is being done by the IAEA and others.” He added: “I think it is important for us not to relax, but rather accelerate our efforts over the next two years, sustain momentum so that we finish strong in 2016.”

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