Ozone Diplomacy

Ambassador Richard Elliot Benedick has had extensive diplomatic and negotiating experience in the U.S. Foreign Service. As a result of his work on the historic Montreal Protocol, he received in 1988 the highest presidential career public service honor: the Presidential Distinguished Service Award. In September 1997 he received the United Nations Environment Programme’s Ozone Award for his work in negotiating the protocol and subsequent efforts on behalf of the ozone layer.