Diana H. Josephson | |
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Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | |
In office February 26, 1993 – 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Ray Kammer[1] |
Succeeded by | Scott Gudes[2] |
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Acting | |
In office February 26, 1993 – May 28, 1993 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Knauss |
Succeeded by | D. James Baker |
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environments | |
In office 1997 – September 5, 2000 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Cheryl A. Kandaras[3] |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey G. Prosch[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | October 17, 1936
Died | March 6, 2006 Boulder, Colorado | (aged 69)
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford George Washington University |
Occupation | Lawyer, Bureaucrat |
Awards | |
Diana Hayward Josephson (October 17, 1936 – March 6, 2006) was the first woman to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when she became the acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in 1993.