04/21/2010 - The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on the results of the Nuclear Security Summit and expected outcomes of the May 2010 NPT Review Conference.       04/16/2010 - The Congressional Research Service released a report entitled, "Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2010 Summit and Issues for Congress."       04/15/2010 - Fulfilling a pledge made at the Nuclear Security Summit, the last Russian plutonium reactor at Zheleznogorsk was shut down.       04/14/2010 - Georgian President Saakashvili asserted that his country >prevented the black market sale of a few grams of HEU and confiscated the material ahead of the summit.       04/14/2010 - The day after the Nuclear Security Summit, Russian President Medvedev spoke at Washington's Brookings Institution and called the summit "absolutely timely" and a "total success."       04/13/2010 - President Lee Myung-bak announced that the next global nuclear summit would be held in South Korea.       04/13/2010 - The Nuclear Security Summit resulted in a communique, work plan, and individual commitments by nations to enhance their nuclear security.       04/12/2010 - There were 38 heads of state included in the 46 delegations that visited Washington for the Nuclear Security Summit.       04/09/2010 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his plans to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, but Israel will be represented at the event.       04/09/2010 - Vice President Joseph Biden will be hosting a lunch to discuss nuclear proliferation issues with countries that are "members of the non-aligned movement who are also signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)" which includes Algeria, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Morocco, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, UAE, and Vietnam.       04/09/2010 - The nuclear security summit's plenary sessions will focus on securing loose nuclear material, combating nuclear smuggling, the role of the IAEA, and international cooperation in regard to nuclear security.       04/07/2010 - Nuclear Security Summit's communique calls increased international cooperation in response to trafficking incidents and tougher prosecution of traffickers, according to one report.       04/06/2010 - According to a list released by the White House 47 countries, including the U.S., and representatives from the EU, IAEA, and UN, will be attending Nuclear Security Summit.       04/06/2010 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the Nuclear Security Summit; however, Foreign Secretary David Miliband will attend with the "prime minister's full authority."       04/06/2010 - Related to the Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of Armenia, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, and South Africa.       04/03/2010 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is being urged to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington; however, no official decision has been made.       04/02/2010 - President Obama praised Chinese President Hu Jintao decision to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington during a phone conversation concerning nuclear, economic, and other issues.       03/30/2010 - Ministers of the G-8 countries met in Canada to discuss nuclear proliferation topics ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit and discuss additional UNSC sanctions against Iran. After these talks, Secretary of State Clinton confirmed that China "will be involved" in the development of additional sanctions.       03/17/2010 - Dan Poneman on the Nuclear Summit and buying time, Kathy Kemper, The Hill       03/02/2010 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani are expected to attend the Nuclear Security Summit.       02/18/2010 - During his address at the National Defense University, Vice President Joe Biden said that the Administration is seeking commitments from nations participating in the nuclear security summit to raise security standards and share best practices.       01/28/2010 - Delegates representing the countries invited to the April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit will hold a prepatory meeting in the Netherlands on February 9.       01/28/2010 - Fourty-three countries will be invited to the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, including non-NPT signatories like India, Pakistan, and Israel.       01/27/2010 - President Obama said in his State of the Union address that the goal of the 44 nation Nuclear Security Summit is "securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years so that they never fall into the hands of terrorists."       01/25/2010 - A former DOE official describes how the Nuclear Security Summit is an important opportunity to establish the 21st century nuclear security standards and initiatives in a new article on the upcoming summit.       01/23/2010 - The Nuclear Security Summit will take place April 11 and 12.       01/11/2010 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington as part of his strategy to achieve a "nuclear-free world."       11/17/2009 - In a joint statement with the U.S., China announced that it "will actively participate in the preparations for the [April 2010 Nuclear Security] summit."       11/13/2009 - A joint statement issued by the U.S. and Japan, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to improving nuclear security and confirmed that Japan will also host a preparatory meeting for the April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Tokyo January 2009.       11/04/2009 - A preparatory meeting for the 2010 summit will be held in Tokyo in December 2009.       09/24/2009 - UN Security Council Resolution 1887 expressed support for holding a global nuclear security summit in 2010.       09/23/2009 - President Obama announced at the UN General Assembly that his global nuclear security summit will now be held in April 2010.       07/10/2009 - President Obama announced at L'Aqulia that the top-level global summit on nuclear security will be held in Washington in March 2010.       07/08/2009 - A release by the White House provides details on the President's plan to host a global nuclear security summit. Such a summit was first described by President Obama during his presidential campaign.       07/06/2009 - President Obama and Russia President Medvedev discussed the possibility of Russia hosting a subsequent nuclear security summit.