Arnold Luethold is a former Assistant Director and Head of Operations on the Middle East and North Africa at the Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) in Geneva. He previously worked at the Swiss Federal Department of Justice in Bern and as Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in various postings in the Middle East and in Geneva (1985-2003), including as a Delegate for the Israeli Occupied Territories in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (1985-87), Deputy Head of Mission in Iraq (1987-89), Regional Director for the Arabian Peninsula based in Riyadh (1990-93) and Kuwait (1993-96). At ICRC headquarters in Geneva, he subsequently held the positions of Deputy Head and Head ad interim of the International Organizations Division in Geneva (1997-2003). Mr. Luethold negotiated and directed humanitarian operations in some major conflicts in the Middle East and was ICRC’s representative to Islamic Conference Organization, the League of Arab States and various inter-parliamentary organizations.
Expertise: Middle East non-proliferation and security, Iran nuclear issue