About Us

Jennifer A. Haverkamp

Managing Director for International Policy and Negotiations

Climate & Air, International Work Programs

Washington, DC Office

Work

Ms. Haverkamp is a former U.S. trade negotiator and an expert in international environmental and trade law. She leads EDF’s international climate policy team and advises our domestic experts on the international aspects of U.S. climate legislation.

Ms. Haverkamp’s areas of expertise include bilateral and multilateral negotiations, international trade and climate policy, international trade and finance, international agreements & institutions and post-2012 roadmap/architecture.

Background

Ms. Haverkamp served as the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources in the U.S. Trade Rep’s Office before coming to EDF. She also served as a director in the USTR’s Office of Intellectual Property and Environment and in its Office of North American Affairs. She headed the U.S. delegation that renegotiated the International Tropical Timber Agreement in1994, and she helped negotiate environment and labor side agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA. She received her JD from Yale University and her MA from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.