The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy:

Imperatives for the Department of State

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Publication Year:1999

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Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy Agenda of the United States, National Research Council
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Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Other vital issues linked to technological developments pervade longer-range foreign policy concerns. Thus, STH considerations are often central to the Department of State ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Integration of STH Developments and U.S. Foreign Policy	11-24	(skim)
2 Leadership Within the Department of State for Addressing STH-Related Issues	25-34	(skim)
3 Broadening and Deepening STH Competence Within the Department of State	35-47	(skim)
4 STH Expertise at U.S. Embassies and Missions	48-61	(skim)
5 Interagency Interests and Opportunities	62-73	(skim)
6 Epilogue	74-76	(skim)
Appendix A Request for the Study from the Department of State	77-79	(skim)
Appendix B Selected Studies on Science, Technology, and Foreign Affairs	80-82	(skim)
Appendix C Biographies of Committee Members	83-89	(skim)
Appendix D Interim Recommendations of the Committee (September 1998)	90-92	(skim)
Appendix E Senate Act 886	93-95	(skim)
Appendix F Affiliations of U.S. Government Officials and Other Specialists Consulted by Committee and Staff	96-100	(skim)
Appendix G International Affairs Strategic Goals	101-102	(skim)
Appendix H Standard Field Position DescriptionScientific and Technological Affairs Officer	103-105	(skim)
Appendix I Goals, Strategies, and Objectives in the Program Plan of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs	106-111	(skim)

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Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Other vital issues linked to technological developments pervade longer-range foreign policy concerns. Thus, STH considerations are often central to the Department of State s bilateral and multilateral interactions with other governments. STH aspects play a large role in discussions of such critical topics as nuclear nonproliferation, use of outer space, population growth, adequate and safe food supply, climate change, infectious diseases, energy resources, and competitiveness of industrial technologies. In addressing these issues, expert STH knowledge is essential to the anticipation and resolution of problems and to the achievement of foreign policy goals. The Department, recognizing that it requires strengthened capabilities to address such an array of topics, asked for suggestions by the National Research Council as to how it could better deal with foreign policy issues with STH content.

The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy:

Imperatives for the Department of State

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