US National Security Council (1980)

Head of State: Shawn Storkman
Political Officer: Terry Evans
Email: usnsc(at)cimun.org

Under the helm of President Jimmy Carter, the US faced a number of crises. By the end of 1980, his Presidency was doomed as he lost a reelection to Ronald Reagan. Both mavericks, Presidents Carter and Reagan were active in the dangerous arena of cold war politics. The actions in the early 1980s led to blowback that can continue to be felt today. At CIMUN 2009, delegates will play the role of crucial members of the Carter administration. Please see Cabinet Simulations for more information on the Historical Cabinets at CIMUN.

Committee Topics:

1. Securing the Release of American Hostages in Iran
2. The Conflict in the Persian Gulf
3. Containing the Spread of Communism in Central Asia
4. Open Agenda

Delegate Page

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Council Members:

Head of State*
President – Jimmy Carter

General Policy Portfolio
Vice President – Walter Mondale
White House Chief of Staff – Hamilton Jordan

Foreign Policy & Diplomatic Portfolio
U.S. Secretary of State – Edmund S. Muskie
U.S. Ambassador to the USSR – Thomas J. Watson Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN – Donald McHenry**
Chargés d’Affaires of the Iraqi Interests Section – William Eagleton

Financial & Economic Portfolio 
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury – G. William Miller

Defense & Military Portfolio 
U.S. Secretary of Defense – Harold Brown
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs – Gen. David C. Jones
U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army – Gen. Edward C. Meyer
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations – Adm. Thomas B. Hayward
U.S. Chief of Staff of the Air Force – Gen. Lew Allen Jr.

Legal Portfolio
U.S. Attorney General – Benjamin R. Civiletti

Intelligence & National Security Portfolio 
U.S. National Security Advisor –  Zbigniew Brzezinski
U.S. Director of Central Intelligence – Stansfield Turner

*The Head of State will be represented by a veteran MUNDO staff member.
**The Ambassador to the United Nations will be represented by the school representing the United States.