Background
Barnes, James Neil was born on June 28, 1944 in Tulsa. Son of William Harvey and Mildred E. (Norsworthy) Barnes.
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James Neil Barnes, American Environmental
lawyer Member.State Department Advisory Committee on Law of the Sea, 1977-1982, public advising committee on Antarctica, 1978-1992; member of commission on law and policy International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1980; Member International Council Environmental Lawyers.
Education
Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1966. Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1970.
Career
Law clerk to judge The United States of America District Ct District of Columbia, Washington, 1970-1971. Staff attorney Center for Law and Social Policy, 1971-1972, 77-81, co-director, 1980-1981. Staff attorney Public Defense Service, 1972-1974.
Associate Hudson & Company, Port Vila, New Hebrides Islands, 1974-1975. Consultant Council for Public Interest Law, Washington, 1975-1976. Associate Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, 1976-1977.
Founder, director Antarctica Project, 1981-1993, 2003—2005. Founder, general counsel Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Washington, 1978—2004, executive director, since 2005. East coast director Threshold International Center Environmental Renewal, Washington, 1981-1987.
Senior attorney Environmental Policy Institute and Friends of Earth, Washington, 1987-1994, head international department Friends of the Earth, 1990-1994. Counselor Les Amis de La Terre-France and Friends of the Earth International, 1994-2002. Commission on the Rules for the Approval of the Electrical Equipment Bankwatch Network, Prague, Czech Republic, since 1995, councilor, member statutory review committee, 1998-2002.
Member national council Les Amis de la Terre-France, 1997-2002. Co-founder Stichting Antarctica Netwerk, Amsterdam, 2004, board director.
Achievements
Membership
United Nations representative Greenpeace International, 1983-1985, board directors Greenpeace United States of America, 1984-1985. Member State Department Advisory Committee on Law of the Sea, 1977-1982, member State Department advisory committee on Antarctica, 1978-1992. Member commission on law and policy International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, since 1980.
President Meridian Hill Studios Cooperative, 1987-1990, treasurer, 1991-1994. Member International Council Environmental Lawyers.
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Married Anne East. Fuhrman, December 18, 1992. Children: Deborah, Sociana.
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American
Education
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1966
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1970
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Recipient Golden Ark award His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard, The Netherlands, 1998, International Earthcare award Sierra Club, 2004. Named International Environmentalist of Year, National Wildlife Federation, 1991. Eastern European projects grantee Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1994-2002.Recipient Golden Ark award His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard, The Netherlands, 1998, International Earthcare award Sierra Club, 2004. Named International Environmentalist of Year, National Wildlife Federation, 1991. Eastern European projects grantee Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1994-2002.