Susan Biniaz

Sue Biniaz most recently served as the principal deputy special envoy for climate at the U.S. State Department, where, among other things, she led the U.S. team on international climate negotiations.  From 1989 to 2017, she was the State Department’s lead climate lawyer and played a role in the development of all the major climate agreements, including the Paris Agreement.  As deputy legal advisor and in other positions, she was responsible for legal issues related to U.S. treaty practice, the environment, oceans, outer space, the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Somali piracy, human rights, law enforcement, and private international law.  She is a senior fellow and lecturer at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs.