Harlan Watson

Harlan L. Watson is an American congressional staffer on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.[1][2]

Harlan L. Watson
2008 portrait
NationalityAmerican
Occupationcivil servant
Known forUNFCCC negotiator

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."[3]

Posts he has held include:

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,[4] 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.[3] 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.[5]

Harlan Watson (left) and David W. Conover

References
  1. "Harlan L. Watson - Congressional Staffer Salary Data". Legistorm.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. "House Staff Directory". Sunlight Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. "Watson, Harlan L". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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