Proposals by the United States

Anti-vehicle Mines ("The 30 Nations Proposal") Proposal for a Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines other than Anti-Personnel Mines co-sponsored by Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States of America.

• Draft Text Under Consideration at Beginning of Third Review Conference
• Text of Anti-Vehicle Mine Proposal
  
• Rationale for Proposal

Entry into force of Protocol V
on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)

A new CCW protocol, Protocol V on Explosive Remants of War (ERW), will enter into force on November 12, 2006.

President Bush has forwarded Protocol V to the Senate for advice and consent and has urged prompt and favorable consideration to this instrument.

Text of Statement by President Bush

Statements by the United States

Group of Governmental Experts - January 2008

January 18
Closing Statement by Stephen Matthias Head of the U.S delegation to the CCW-GGE

January 17
U.S. Statement by Stephen Matthias on the Central Challenge of the CCW-GGE Negotiations

January 16
U.S. Statement on Humanitarians Aspects of Cluster Munitions Delivered by Katherine Baker, Member of the U.S. Delegation to the CCW-GGE

January 14
U.S. Statement by Stephen Matthias,
Head of Delegation to the Meetings of the Group of Governmental Experts of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW-GGE)

Group of Governmental Experts - June 2007

June 20
Power Point Presentation - Designing Self Destructive Fuzes

June 18
Fact Sheet - United States Clearance of Unexploded Cluster Munitions

Third Review Conference - November 2006

November 17
Closing Statement by Ronald J. Bettauer
Head of the U.S. Delegation to the CCW Review Conference

November 16
Declaration on Anti-Vehicle Mines

November 7
Opening Statement by the U.S. Delegation

November 3
Media Note - the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons

November 6
Fact Sheet - The Case for New Restrictions on the Use of Anti-Vehicle Mines

Other Statements by the Delegation

November 9
Statement of the United States on Mandate to Study Laser Systems

11th Session of the Group of Govermental Experts - August 2005

• August 2, 2005: Opening Statement by the United States by Edward Cummings

8th Session of the Group of Governmental Experts - July 2004

• July 15, 2004 Statement on Cooperation and Assistance by Steven A. Solomon
• July 14, 2004 Statement on Transfers of MOTAPM by Steven A. Solomon
• July 8, 2004 Statement on MOTAPM Laid Outside Marked and Monitored Areas by Steven A. Solomon
• July 8, 2004 Statement on Implementation of Existing Humanitarian Law by Col. Gade
• July 5, 2004 United States Opening Statement by Steven A. Solomon

7th Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• March 12, 2004 United States Closing Statement by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 7th Session
  

6th Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• November 28, 2003 CCW Adopts Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)
• November 26, 2003 Statement by Edward Cummings to the Conference of States Parties to the Amended Mines Protocol
• November 18, 2003 Points for AVM Intervention
• November 18, 2003 Statement on Article 3 of the Draft Instrument on ERW by Steven A. Solomon
• November 17, 2003 Opening Statement by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 6th Session
  

5th Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• June 23, 2003 Statement on Anti-Vehicle Mines by Edward Cummings
• June 16, 2003 Statement to the Group of Governmental Experts by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 5th Session
  

4th Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• March 10, 2003 Statement on ERW by W. Hays Parks
• March 10, 2003 Statement by Steven Solomon
• March 10, 2003 Statement to the Group of Governmental Experts by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 4th Session
  

3rd Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• December 2, 2002 Statement to the Group of Governmental Experts by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 3rd Session

2nd Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• September 5, 2002 Recent Developments Regarding Conventional Weapons, Steven Solomon
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 2nd Session
  

1st Session of the Group of Governmental Experts

• July 24, 2002 The Value of Information Sharing in Meeting the Humanitarian Challenges Posed by ERW
• July 22, 2002 US supports strengthening the Amended Mines Protocol through an effective compliance regime - Statement by Steven Solomon
• July 19, 2002 The Humanitarian Impact of Irresponsibly Used AV Mines
• July 17, 2002 Statement on Legal Issue Regarding ERW by Steven Solomon
• July 15, 2002 Statement to the Group of Governmental Experts by Edward Cummings
• See Also: Other Official Statements of the 1st Session

2001 CCW Review Conference

• December 21, 2001 Closing Statement by Edward Cummings, Head of U.S. Delegation
  

Preparatory Conferences for the 2001 CCW Review

• September 26, 2001 Statement to the Third Preparatory Confernece by Col. Tom Stott
• September 25, 2001 Statement on the Proposal for a Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines other than anti-Personnel Mines by Steve Solomon .
• September 24, 2001 Statement by Steve Solomon, Acting Head of Delegation, Opening Session of the Third Preparatory Committee Meeting
• April 5, 2001 Statement on Explosive Remnants of War by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation
• April 4, 2001 Statement on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation,
• April 3, 2001 Statement on by "Scope of Application of the CCW" by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation

2nd Annual Conference of the Parties to the CCW

• December 11, 2000 Statement to the Second Annual Conference of Parties to the Amended Mines Protocol by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation
• December 12, 2000 Statement on the Introduction of Proposals to Strengthen the Amended Mines Protocol by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation
• December 14, 2000 Statement on the U.S. Proposal to strengthen the scope of application for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons by Edward Cummings, Head of the U.S. Delegation

Articles, Presentations, Press Briefings

• November 2003 Background Information Brief on AV Mines
• November 2003 Anti-vehicle Mines: Statement by Steven Solomon
  on Cost, Definitions and Other Issues
• 22 May 2002 Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines, Statement of Captain David J. Frost to the Group of Governmental Experts to the CCW
• November 2001 Filling the Gaps in the Conventional Weapons Convention, article in Arms Control Review by Michael J. Matheson
• July 5, 2001 Presentation on UXO: Dealing with the problem of unexploded ordnance or UXO, and in particular, how civilians can be warned of the dangers. Word Version of Presentation
• July 3, 2001 US Proposal on the Scope of Application
  Presentation by Steve Solomon to the Friends of the Chair Meeting
• July 2001 The U.S. - Danish AV Mine Proposal
  Presentation by Steve Solomon, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Mission
• July 2001 A Compliance Mechanism for the Mines Protocols
  Presentation by Steve Solomon, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Mission
• June 2001 The CCW Review Conference, Scope and Compliance. Presentation by David Kaye, Office of the Legal Adviser, Delivered at the Regional Meeting of the ICRC in Budapest (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
• June 2001 The First CCW Review Conference (1995-1996) Key Issues and Lessons Learned. Presentation by David Kaye, Office of the Legal Adviser, Delivered at the Regional Meeting of the ICRC in Budapest (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
• April 3, 2001 Press Conference at the Palais des Nations
  Text of Introductory Statement by Edward Cummings
• May 30, 2000 Washington File Article: U.S. Wants to Strengthen Landmine Protocol to Make Mines More Detectable