Speech in Abu Dhabi at the ECSSR

Don Kraus is the Chief Executive Officer of Citizens for Global Solutions, a national membership organization dedicated to building a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. He previously served as the organization's Executive Vice-President where he directed its Government Relations Department and Political Action Committee. Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of the Campaign for United Nations Reform and its affiliated political action committee, CUNR PAC. An expert in building U.S. political support for the U.N. and other international institutions, Don brings his considerable enthusiasm and drive to advocating for responsible global policies.

Don currently co-chairs three NGO working groups: the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping (PEP), the Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court (WICC), and the CEDAW (womens rights treaty) task force. He also plays a lead role in the Law of the Sea Working Group, a broad group of organizations and trade associations focused on U.S. ratification of the convention.

Don compiles the Global Solution Report Card, an annual assessment of congressional voting records. He is a regular contributor the Huffington Post and has been quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He has been interviewed on CNN, BBC, NPR, and many other radio and TV shows.

Don is also a past president emeritus of the Center for UN Reform Education, a UN reform think tank. He currently serves on the board of PeacePAC, the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship and the advisory board of the United Nations Association, National Capitol Area.

He lives in Alexandria, Virginia on land once owned by George Washington, with his wife Hope Warshaw and their daughter Hilary.