Bio: Mr. Thomas Wuchte is the Founder of the Center for Multilateral Leadership, based in the Washington, DC and Bangkok. He recently completed his assignment as the Executive Director for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) located in Valletta, Malta.
He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and received a post-graduate degree in International Relations and Russian Studies from the University of Illinois. He speaks German and Russian and Tom has served in a variety of multilateral diplomatic postings to arms control, nonproliferation, terrorism, mediation negotiations, and regional confidence building measures.
Before the IIJ, he led counterterrorism efforts for the 57 participating States in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria. This work maintained and strengthened the role of the organization as an effective framework for addressing security issues surrounding fragile governments, and in close co-ordination with the United Nations and Russia as well as China.
He has worked with Eurasian colleagues on a variety of partnership efforts on both military and diplomatic cooperation. Tom is the recipient of the U.S. Department of State's Highest Award for Excellence in International Security Affairs for his efforts to work collaboratively with international partners regarding nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction within the context of the Security Council Resolution 1540.
His current focus is on empowering multilateral collaboration on emerging security issues such as climate. Raising awareness among the competing interests that often overlook fragility at the expense of hard security resources.