29 Facts About Bonnie Jenkins

Bonnie Jenkins is currently the Shapiro Visiting Professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Bonnie Jenkins received a Bachelor of Arts with majors in psychology and black studies from Amherst College in 1982.

Bonnie Jenkins received a Juris Doctor and a Master of Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany in 1988.

Bonnie Jenkins received a Master of Laws in international and comparative law from Georgetown University in 1995, and a Doctor of Philosophy in international relations from the University of Virginia in 2005.

Bonnie Jenkins entered government as a Presidential Management Fellow serving in varying capacities in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and later the Office of Management and Budget.

Bonnie Jenkins completed her studies in 2005 with a thesis entitled Why International Instruments to Combat Nuclear Proliferation Succeed or Fail: A Study of Interaction of International and Domestic Level Factors and served as the program officer for US foreign and security policy at the Ford Foundation.

Bonnie Jenkins promoted support for multiculturalism, the peaceful resolution of disputes, and the international rule of law.

Bonnie Jenkins has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School and co-led arms control and nonproliferation simulated negotiations at Stanford University's Center for International Center and Security Cooperation.

Bonnie Jenkins is currently the Shapiro Visiting Professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Bonnie Jenkins began her military career in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps in the Air Force Reserves.

Bonnie Jenkins received numerous awards in her time as an officer in the Naval Reserve, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Navy Pistol Marksman Ribbon.

Bonnie Jenkins was selected as the US Department of State's Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation in the Obama Administration with the rank of ambassador.

Bonnie Jenkins was the US representative to the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and chaired the Global Partnership in 2012.

Bonnie Jenkins was the Department of State lead on the Nuclear Security Summit, and coordinated the Department of State's activities related to the effort to secure vulnerable nuclear materials.

Bonnie Jenkins formerly coordinated the Department of State's Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and helped promote these programs internationally.

Bonnie Jenkins engaged in outreach efforts and regularly briefed United States Combatant Commands about WMD programs in their area of responsibility, worked closely with relevant international organizations and multilateral initiatives, and with non-governmental organizations engaged in CTR-related activities.

Bonnie Jenkins was a legal adviser on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, among others.

Bonnie Jenkins has served as US legal adviser on relevant treaty implementing bodies, such as the CTBT Organization, and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Bonnie Jenkins was engaged in the Global Health Security Agenda, which is an international effort with over 50 countries to reduce infections disease threats such as Ebola and Zika.

Bonnie Jenkins leads an international effort to engage non-governmental stakeholders in the GHSA and she has developed a GHSA Next Generation network.

Bonnie Jenkins has dedicated significant attention to the engagement of Africa in the threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and working closely with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has developed a program named Threat Reduction in Africa to help ensure that US programs and activities in CBRN security are well-coordinated and as accurately as possible meet the needs of countries where those programs are engaged.

Bonnie Jenkins served as the Leadership Liaison for the Department of State's Veterans-at-State Affinity Group.

Bonnie Jenkins served on the Department of State's Diversity Governance Board.

In September 2017, Bonnie Jenkins founded the non-profit Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security to advance the leadership and professional development of women of color in the fields of international peace, security, and conflict transformation.

Bonnie Jenkins led the organization until mid-2021 when she returned to government service.

In November 2020, Bonnie Jenkins was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of State.

In March 2021, President Biden nominated Bonnie Jenkins to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs.

Bonnie Jenkins is an alumna of A Better Chance, a non-profit which assists gifted young people of color attend highly ranked secondary schools, gaining attendance to The Spence School in New York City for high school.

Bonnie Jenkins became an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2023.