Press release
Paris, 23 July 2007
The OECD Secretary-General, Mr Angel Gurría, is pleased to announce the appointment of Janice Dunn Lee as Deputy Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Ms Dunn Lee took up her duties at the NEA on 23 July 2007.
Ms. Dunn Lee brings to the NEA over thirty years of experience in the nuclear regulatory field. As Director of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of International Programmes since 1999, Ms Dunn Lee has managed American international co-operative programmes in nuclear technology and materials, the import and export licensing of these materials and radioactive waste safety.
Prior to becoming Director of the NRC Office of International Programmes, Ms Dunn Lee held a series of progressively responsible positions at the NRC. These included being Senior Assistant for international nuclear policy to four successive NRC Chairs. As such, she provided policy advice on nuclear safety assistance, safeguards, non-proliferation, import and export licensing matters and national security issues. Ms Dunn Lee has also participated in programmes to assist several former republics of the Soviet Union to protect, control and account for their nuclear materials.
Ms Dunn Lee holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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