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James David Watkins (March 7, 1927 – July 26, 2012) was a United States Navy admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the George H. W. Bush administration, also chairing U.S. government commissions on HIV/AIDS and ocean policy. Watkins also served on the boards of various companies and other nongovernmental organizations and as the co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative.Watkins' important positions within the United States Government include:Chief of Naval Operations during part of the Reagan Administration (1982-1986)Chairman of the Watkins Commission on AIDS (1987-1988)Secretary of Energy (1989 - 1993)Chairman of the United States Commission on Ocean Policy (also known as the Watkins Commission) (2001-2004)He has also served several non-Governmental roles:Co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) (2004-)A Director of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. (1993 - 2000)A Director of GTS Duratek since April 1997A Director of Southern California Edison Co.A Director of International Technology Corp.A Director of Philadelphia Electric Co.A Director of VESTAR Inc.Trustee, Carnegie Corporation of New York (1993-1998)President of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (1994-March 2001)Member, Naval Academy Endowment Trust Board of DirectorsLife Member, USNA Alumni AssociationMember of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation

Personal facts

Birth date	March 07, 1927
Birth place	California , Alhambra California
Date of death	July 26, 2012
Place of death	Virginia , Alexandria Virginia
Education	Naval Postgraduate School United States Naval Academy

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