In July, Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller appointed Amy Sands (Senior Advisor, Nonproliferation and International Security Initiatives at the Monterey Institute of International Studies) to a two-year term on the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), which provides the Department with independent insight and advice on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, international security, and related aspects of public diplomacy. The ISAB is sponsored and overseen by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, but it provides its recommendations to the Secretary of State. The Board is chartered to have up to 30 members and currently the Hon. Gary Hart is chair and Hon. Charles B. Curtis is vice-chair. Board members are national security experts with scientific, military, diplomatic, and political backgrounds. The Board meets in a plenary session on a quarterly basis and has produced reports on topics ranging from Pakistan, US Security Strategy to Cyber Stability and Energy Geopolitics.