Subject: WMD Terrorism; Graham Allison, Michael Nacht
From: "Christopher Edley" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>, "Susan Rice" <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:00:43 -0800

John and Susan -- I know this is something you both care about.  (I mean,
not the terrorism, the personnel issue.)  I just want to make sure that you
give serious consideration to two guys I know well and think very, very
highly of.

*Graham Alison*, former dean of the Kennedy School, has cared about the
issue passionately for 25 years. Written a lot. Serves now on a
Congressional Commission that's looking at the issue, so he's quite on top
of the current situation.  Has spoken with Obama about it in the past, etc.
Known to Biden.  I'm not sure Graham wants to go into government, but I hope
so.

*Michael Nacht *just stepped down as dean of Berkeley's policy school, and
before that was dean at Maryland and a researcher at Harvard. Was an Asst
Director in ACDA ages ago. Still active on committees and commissions, and
writing.  Very broadly knowledgable about terrorism, prliferation, etc.

As I recall, there was a campaign pledge, consistent with a statute, to
create within the NSC a coordinator on nuclear security. Either of these
guys would be terrific.  And I suppose there are appropriate sub-cabinet
national security jobs, too.

-- 
(personal email)
Christopher Edley, Jr.
Professor and Dean
UC Berkeley Law School