Dr
Hans Blix is widely known as a pre-eminent world statesman in the advancement
of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Dr
Blix served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1981-1997,
and is now Director General-Emeritus. In 2000 he was appointed by the UN Secretary-General
to head the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
(UNMOVIC). Born
in Sweden, Dr Blix studied at the University of Uppsala; at Columbia University;
and at Cambridge University, where he received his Ph.D. At Stockholm University,
he attained a doctorate in law and served as a professor in international law.
From
1963 to 1976, he served in the Swedish foreign ministry, and in 1978 became Sweden's
foreign minister. Dr
Blix has written several books on subjects associated with international and constitutional
law. In
1988, Blix received the Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award, and in 1997
he was awarded the Gold Medal for distinguished service in the field of nuclear
affairs by the Uranium Institute, the predecessor to the World Nuclear Association. top | 
