James D. Watkins
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James D. Watkins
James David Watkinswas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth7 March 1927
CountryUnited States of America
We must recognize the chief characteristic of the modern era - a permanent state of what I call violent peace.