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| Harlan L. Watson | |
|---|---|
 2008 portrait | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | civil servant |
| Known for | UNFCCC negotiator |
Harlan L. Watson is an American congressional staffer on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
He holds "a B.A. in Physics from Western Illinois University, a Ph.D. in Physics from Iowa State University, and an M.A. in Economics from Georgetown University."
Posts he has held include:
- chairman of the Policy and Implementation Committee of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
- Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative in the State Department
- staff member of the House of Representatives' Committee on Science
- Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior
- Deputy Assistant and Principal Deputy Secretary of Interior for Water and Science
- staff member of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services
On February 6, 2001, a fax was sent from Exxon Mobil to the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House office. The fax asked that Watson be made "'available to work with the team' of Americans attending international climate change meetings." Later in 2001, he was appointed by the George W. Bush administration as Special Envoy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, for which he held the rank of ambassador. As the chief negotiator representing the United States at the December 2005 conference in Montréal, Watson walked out of a meeting, reportedly over a disagreement about the title of a document.
References
- "Harlan L. Watson - Congressional Staffer Salary Data". Legistorm.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- "House Staff Directory". Sunlight Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Watson, Harlan L". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- Eilperin, Juliet (2005-12-05). "Climate Official's Work Is Questioned". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- Revkin, Andrew C. (2005-12-10). "U.S., Under Fire, Eases Its Stance in Climate Talks". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01.
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