Editing Mohamed ElBaradei (section)

===First term as Director General===
After being appointed by the IAEA [[IAEA#General Conference|General Conference]] in 1997, ElBaradei said in his speech that, "for international organizations to enjoy the confidence and support of their members, they have to be responsive to [members'] needs; show concrete achievements; conduct their activities in a cost-effective manner; and respect a process of equitable representation, transparency, and open dialogue."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC41/Statements/gcelbard.html|last=ElBaradei|first=Mohamed|title=Strengthened Safeguards System: Status of Additional Protocols|date=29 September 1997|publisher=IAEA|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>

Just a couple of months before ElBaradei took office, the [[Nuclear proliferation#Additional Protocol|Model Additional Protocol]] was adopted, creating a new environment for IAEA verification by giving it greater authority to look for undeclared nuclear activities. When in office, ElBaradei launched a program to establish "integrated safeguards" combining the IAEA's comprehensive [[Nuclear proliferation#Scope of safeguards|safeguard agreements]] with the newly adopted Additional Protocol. In his statement to the General Conference in 1998, he called upon all states to conclude the Additional Protocol: "One of the main purposes of the strengthened-safeguards system can be better achieved with global adherence. I would, therefore, urge all states with outstanding-safeguards agreements to conclude them, and I would also urge all states to accelerate their consideration of the Model Additional Protocol and enter into consultations with the Agency at the earliest possible opportunity. We should work together to ensure that, by the year 2000, all states [will] have concluded outstanding-safeguards agreements and also the Additional Protocol." ElBaradei repeated this call through his years as the Director General of the IAEA. In November 2009, 93 countries had Additional Protocols in force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/SV/Safeguards/sg_protocol.html|title=Strengthened Safeguards System: Status of Additional Protocols|date=26 November 2009|publisher=IAEA|access-date=1 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210121221/http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/SV/Safeguards/sg_protocol.html|archive-date=10 December 2009}}</ref>

ElBaradei's first term ended in November 2001, just two months after the [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks of [[September 11 attacks|9/11]]. These attacks made clear that the more is needed to be done to protect [[nuclear material]] and installations from theft or a terrorist attack. Consequently, ElBaradei established a nuclear security program to combat the risk of nuclear terrorism by assisting member states to strengthen the protection of their nuclear and radioactive material and installations, the [http://www-ns.iaea.org/security/nsf.asp Nuclear Security Fund] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155712/http://www-ns.iaea.org/security/nsf.asp |date=11 February 2017 }}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC49/Documents/gc49-17.pdf|last=ElBaradei|first=Mohamed
|title=Nuclear Security – Measures to Protect Against Nuclear Terrorism|date=23 September 2005|publisher=IAEA|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>