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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Allison honored by Kazakhstan:
Belfer Center director recognized for work to remove nuclear weapons, support of KSG students from that country
In a private reception at the Belfer Center following the diploma ceremony at KSG, the Kazakhstan ambassador bestowed upon Allison a medal called the Order of Dostik, or friendship, and delivered a tribute from Kazakstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
As assistant secretary of defense in the first Clinton administration, Allison received the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service for "reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet nuclear arsenal." His efforts resulted in the safe return of more than 12,000 tactical nuclear weapons from the former Soviet republics and the complete elimination of more than 4,000 strategic nuclear warheads that were left in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus after the Soviet Union had collapsed.
In his remarks at the award ceremony, Ambassador Saudabayev said, "This order is not just in recognition of Professor Allison's past contribution in helping Kazakhstan get rid of the horrific legacy of the Cold War, but also for his work to develop the future of Kazakhstan in the form of our human resources."
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