Harold D. Bengelsdorf was a consultant in the field of international nuclear policy issues with an active practice and extensive experience in dealing with international nuclear policy and non-proliferation issues. A former U.S. government official, he had held senior positions with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development Agency, the U.S. Mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Energy. He participated in the negotiation of several bilateral agreements for cooperation concerning the civil uses of atomic energy, as well as in the development of the IAEA safeguards arrangements (IFCIRC/153) to implement the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

He was extensively involved in a number of White House and National Security Council reviews in the arms control and nuclear policy areas. He retired from the federal government in 1982 and was engaged in consulting in the civil nuclear and nonproliferation area.

Harold D. Bengelsdorf held a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) from Syracuse University and an M.P.A. from the Maxwell Graduate School for Citizenship and Public Affairs.

• Proposals to Strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime (December 2006)