Henry Bottomley

Employment: February 1991 to March 1993 (Previous Next)

Department of Energy, then after merger in April 1992
Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1, UK

Principal, International Unit (after merger: International Energy Unit)

Responsibility for UK international energy relations, including bilateral relationships with all countries, representation at the International Energy Agency and OECD, and external EC energy relationships. Examples of work included:

• development and negotiations of the European Energy Charter and the Energy Charter Treaty, working with DG17 and DG1A, and acting as UK delegate during technical negotiations on the Treaty ;

• membership of the IEA's Standing Group on Long-Term Co-operation and development of the IEA's "Shared Goals", and deputy leader of the Country Study reviewing Finland's energy policy in 1991;

• briefing of Ministers and senior officials, and communications with UK parliament;

• during UK Presidency of Council of Ministers, providing basis of the consensus position of Ministers in the Energy Council on possible EC membership of the IEA;

• developing a credible basis for a world-wide oil producer/consumer dialogue which avoided inappropriate discussion of prices and volumes;

• assisting UK response and technical assistance to Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union at the early stage of their transition to commercial energy markets

• managing four staff.