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- Hon. Leon E. Panetta -
Director, Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, California State
Born and raised in Monterey, California and attending local schools, Leon Panetta represented the central coast area in the U.S. Congress for 16 years from 1976 to 1992. During that time he also served as Chair of the House Budget Committee. Following that, he was appointed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995 and served as Chief of Staff to the White House from 1995 to 1997. As Congressman, his legislation established the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
From 1964 to 1966, he served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and received the Army Commendation Medal. He worked as a U.S. Senate legislative assistant and then became Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
Currently, he co-directs the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy. He was Chairman of the Pew Oceans Commission and serves now as Co-Chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative as well as on a number of national boards. He has received many awards and honors including the Peter Burnett Award for Distinguished Public Service, the Distinguished Public Service Medal from the Center for the Study of the Presidency, the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Paul Peck Presidential Award, the John H. Chafee Coastal Stewardship Award, the Julius A. Stratton Award for Coastal Leadership the Aquarium of the Pacific Ocean Conservation Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
- Judge Tullio Treves - Judge, International Law of the Sea Tribunal
Tullio Treves: Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Professor on International Law, the State University of Milano; Former Legal Advisor to the Italian Mission to the UN, New York; Advocate and arbitrator in international law cases; Author of books and articles on various aspects of public and private international law including law of the sea, environmental law, law of the settlement of international disputes.
- Dr. Sylvia Earle – Chair, Harte Research Institute Advisory Council
Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society
Chair and Program Coordinator, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Marine biologist Sylvia Earle has been an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society since 1998. Named "Time" magazine's first "hero for the planet" in 1998, Earle has pioneered research on marine ecosystems and has led more than 50 expeditions totaling more than 6,000 hours underwater. She holds numerous diving records.
Former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earle is author of more than 125 scientific and popular publications. She played a key role in a decision in early 1999 by the Clinton administration to double the budget of the U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.
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