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Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired) 



President, Joint Oceanographic Institutions 

 and 

 President, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education 



Admiral Watkins became President of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) 

 in September 1993. JOI collectively represents the world's ocean research institutions and 

 has been at the forefront of coordinating the international collaborative research programs 

 in deep ocean sampling since 1976. He also serves as President of The Consortium for 

 Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE), a group established on October 1, 1994 

 and dedicated to help provide an effective and unified voice, at the national level, in 

 support of institutions, public and private, that make up the U.S. ocean science and 

 technology community. 



Prior to his work at JOI and CORE, Admiral Watkins served under President 

 George Bush as the sixth Secretary of Energy (1989-1993) and as Chairman of the 

 Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic (1987-1988). 

 As Secretary, he helped to develop the first comprehensive National Energy Strategy. 



Bom in 1927, James D. Watkins graduated from the United States Naval Academy 

 (1949), received his Master's degree in mechanical engineering (1958), and completed a 

 reactor engineering course at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He became the twenty- 

 second Chief of Naval Operations as selected by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. His 

 tours as a flag officer included Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander of the Sixth Fieet, 

 Vice Chief of Naval Operations, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet. He has 

 been decorated with several Distinguished Service and Legion of Merit medals as well as 

 the Bronze Star with combat "V." 



Admiral Watkins combines extensive military experience, proven administrative 

 skills, and a vast knowledge of the ocean sciences and our educational system. 



