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Amb. C. Paul Robinson

Amb. C. Paul Robinson joined Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in October 1990, serving as Director of Systems Analysis, then Vice President of Laboratory Development--leading the Lab’s efforts in Technology Partnerships, Quality Assurance, and Change Management. In July 1995 he was selected President of Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, and Director of Sandia National Laboratories. Sandia Corporation manages SNL, with principal sites in Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA, for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration. During his 10 years as Sandia’s President, he managed the operation and growth of SNL from a $1.3-billion annual budget to more than $2.4-billion and greater than 8,500 full-time employees. Under his leadership, SNL diversified its mission support activities to include larger efforts in nuclear weapons design and development, non-proliferation and material control around the world, counterterrorism, homeland security, and support for the Defense Department and intelligence communities. He developed broad and innovative strategies for partnering with universities and industry and led a major revitalization of laboratory buildings and experimental facilities. In April 2005 Amb. Robinson stepped down as President and supported Lockheed Martin Corporation, Information and Technology Services, as an advisor for a special project. He retired from LMC and Sandia on January 31, 2006.

A member since 1991 of the Strategic Advisory Group for the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Amb. Robinson has chaired the Policy Panel from 1992 to 2005. He also serves on the NASA Advisory Council. He served as the Chairman of the U.S. Presidential Technical Advisory Group on Verification of Warhead Dismantlement and Special Nuclear Materials Controls. He previously served on the Scientific Advisory Group on Effects for the Defense Nuclear Agency, and on the Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee. He serves on Defense Science Board studies, routinely provides advice to many other government agencies, and has testified before the U.S. Congress more than 80 times.

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and reappointed by President George H.W. Bush, Amb. Robinson served as Chief Negotiator and head of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S./USSR Nuclear Testing Talks in Geneva from 1988-90. These negotiations produced Protocols to the "Threshold Test Ban Treaty" and the "Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty." Both, along with the treaties, were ratified unanimously by the U.S. Senate and are in force between the U.S. and Commonwealth of Independent States. The Joint Verification Experiment, which he negotiated and carried out in 1988, laid the foundation for today's U.S./Russian Lab-to-Lab efforts.

From 1985-88, Amb. Robinson was Senior Vice President, Principal Scientist, and Board Member of Ebasco Services, Inc., a major New York-based engineering and construction firm. He spent much of his early career (1967-85) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory serving in the Nuclear Test Division, the Advanced Concepts Group, led the Laser Spectroscopy and Isotope Separation Division (AP), and led the nuclear weapons and other defense programs.

Amb. Robinson was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 and serves on the Committee on Membership. He received the Outstanding Public Service Medal from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for contributions to strategic forces, the Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award from the American Nuclear Society for 40 years of contributions to national nuclear efforts, the American Physical Society Pake Prize for outstanding leadership and research accomplishments, the New Mexico Governor’s Distinguished Citizen Award, and the Department of Energy Secretary’s Gold Award. He has also served as a trustee of the Kazakhstan Nonproliferation Institute.

Amb. Robinson earned a B.S. in Physics from Christian Brothers College and a Ph.D. in Physics from Florida State University, and received an honorary doctorate from Christian Brothers University.


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