Council for a Livable World

Political action to reduce nuclear threats

  • Elections
    • Senate Candidates
    • House Candidates
    • Political Analysis
    • Who We’ve Helped Elect
  • Legislation
    • Key National Security Legislation
    • National Security Legislative Calendar
    • Legislative Analysis
    • Legislative Achievements
  • Take Action
    • Issues
    • Join Our Email List
    • Become a Member
  • About
    • Staff
    • Press
    • Newsletter
    • Boards & Experts
    • Jobs & Internships
    • Financials and Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
  • Donate
  • Search
You are here: Home / Press Room / Press Releases / Council Board Member and Center Chairman Join Obama for Signing of Guantanamo Closure Order

January 22, 2009

Council Board Member and Center Chairman Join Obama for Signing of Guantanamo Closure Order

January 22, 2009

On January 22, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that closes the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within one year. The order also ends the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret overseas prison program and bans torture.

Joining Obama at the Oval Office signing ceremony were Brig. General John Johns, board member of Council for a Livable World, and Lt. General Robert Gard, chairman of its sister organization, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Both have been highly involved in efforts to stop torture and shut down Guantanamo. Below is a picture, with Johns at far left and Gard at far right, and video clip from the January 22 signing ceremony.


Brigadier General John Johns, board member of the Council for a Livable World, stands behind President Obama as he signs the executive order closing Guantanamo Bay. Johns is the first man on the far left.

See also this photo, with Gard at far right.


President Obama signs an executive order closing Guantanamo Bay. Center chairman Lt. Gen. Robert Gard is at far right with red and blue striped tie (Getty image).

For more details about how torture undermines America’s moral credibility, read "Torture and National Security," by Brigadier General John Johns.

See also General Gard’s June 2008 Orlando Sentinel op-ed, “Torture Erodes America’s High Ground in World.�

Posted in: Press Releases

Tweets by Livable World

Recent Posts

  • Statement on the Passing of Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder March 15, 2023
  • House Elections: Democratic and Republican Target Seats March 13, 2023
  • An early look at the 2024 House elections March 7, 2023
  • An early glimpse at 2024 Senate elections February 21, 2023
  • Press the Button: The Clock is Ticking February 14, 2023
Council for a Livable World logo

820 1st Street NE, Suite LL-180
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202.543.4100

Elections

  • Meet The Candidates
  • Senate Candidates
  • House Candidates
  • Who We’ve Helped Elect

Legislation

  • Key National Security Legislation
  • National Security Legislative Calendar
  • Legislative Achievements

Take Action

  • Issues
  • Join Our Email List
  • Become a Member

About

  • History & Mission
  • Staff
  • Press
  • Newsletter
  • Boards & Experts
  • Jobs & Internships
  • Financials and Annual Reports
  • Contact Us
  • Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

© 2023 Council for a Livable World
Privacy Policy