United States of America
William H. Taft IV
The United States of America is not a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS). On October 7, 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton transmitted the Convention and its accompanying 1994 Agreement to the U.S. Senate for ratification, but it has yet to be put to a vote. William H. Taft IV is the Legal Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The following is excerpted from testimony by William H. Taft IV on October 21, 2003, before…
