The IAEA’s genesis was address of which US President to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 1953.
AHarry S. Truman
BRichard M. Nixon
CDwight D. Eisenhower
DFranklin D. Roosevelt
Correct answer
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Explanation
The Agency’s genesis was U.S. President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 1953. The U.S. Ratification of the Statute by President Eisenhower, 29 July 1957, marks the official birth of the International Atomic Energy Agency.