From a report at The Hill:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will lead the U.S. delegation at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (dubbed Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the State Department announced Tuesday.

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will act as alternate head of the delegation and Todd Stern, special envoy on climate change, will act as chief negotiator.

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The press release from the State Department lists the following additional people as the American delegation:

  • Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Ambassador of the United States to Brazil
  • Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
  • Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens, U.S. Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council
  • Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Department of State
  • Reta Jo Lewis, Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of State
  • Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Department of State
  • Don Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Elizabeth L. Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
One big question the article doesn’t answer — whether or not President Obama will make the trip.