Todd Stern

Todd D. Stern (born May 4, 1951) served as the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, leading talks at the United Nations climate change conferences and smaller sessions, appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January 26, 2009.[1] He was the United States' chief negotiator at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.[2][3]

Todd Stern
United States Special Envoy for Climate Change
In office January 26, 2009 – April 1, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Pershing
White House Staff Secretary
In office June 30, 1995 – March 11, 1998
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John Podesta
Succeeded by	Phillip Caplan
Personal details
Born	May 4, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Stern previously served under the Bill Clinton administration as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary in the White House from 1993 to 1998, during which time he also acted as the senior White House negotiator at the Kyoto Protocol and Buenos Aires negotiations.

Biography

Stern graduated from Dartmouth College in 1973,[4] and earned a J.D. at Harvard Law School.[5]

E-8

He has proposed the creation of the E-8, a novel international group uniting leading developed nations and developing ones for an annual gathering focused on combating global warming.[6]

See also

• Initiative on Global Climate Change

References

1. Franke-Ruta, Garance (January 26, 2009). "Stern Appointed Climate Change Envoy". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
2. "Statement by the President on the Paris Climate Agreement". December 12, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
3. Kerry, John (March 21, 2016). "Statement on the Departure of U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern and the Appointment of Jonathan Pershing". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
4. Peret, Anya (2009-01-27). "Stern '73 to be climate-change envoy". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
5. Romero, Frances (2009-01-26). "Climate Change Envoy Todd Stern". Time. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
6. "Stern Appointed Climate Change Envoy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

External links

• “The only sustainable development is low carbon development,” Todd Stern says (Video, 2009)
• State Dept.: Official bio
• Appearances on C-SPAN