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Chapter: Appendix J: Interagency Challenges Set Forth in the 1999 Report

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix J: Interagency Challenges Set Forth in the 1999 Report." National Research Council. 2015. Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21730.
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APPENDIX J

INTERAGENCY CHALLENGES SET FORTH IN THE 1999 REPORT

  • Coordinated support of five vice-presidential-level bilateral commissions.
  • Development of the concepts, frameworks, and details of umbrella inter-governmental Science, Technology, and Health (STH) agreements.
  • Review and approval of requests from agencies for authorization to negotiate and sign memoranda of understanding.
  • Support of bilateral STH relationships not called for in formal agreements.
  • Assistance in gaining access to facilities, people, and geographic areas in other countries.
  • Support of activities of international organizations and multilateral negotiations.
  • U.S. responses to major security and humanitarian crises.
  • Removal of impediments encountered in implementing long-duration international programs.
  • Facilitation of programs carried out in the United States involving foreign participation.
  • Individual consultations and visits abroad by agency officials, scientists, and contractor personnel.
  • Acquisition and dissemination of information concerning STH developments abroad.
  • Coordination of overlapping interagency interests and resolution of interagency disagreements.
  • Use of department’s external program funds, including support of activities of other agencies.

SOURCE: National Research Council, The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy; Imperatives for the Department of State, 1999.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix J: Interagency Challenges Set Forth in the 1999 Report." National Research Council. 2015. Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix J: Interagency Challenges Set Forth in the 1999 Report." National Research Council. 2015. Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix J: Interagency Challenges Set Forth in the 1999 Report." National Research Council. 2015. Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21730.
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Diplomacy for the 21st Century recommends steps that the Department of State should embrace to take full advantage of the leading science and technology (S&T) capabilities of the United States. These capabilities provide the department with many opportunities to promote a variety of the interests of the United States and its allies in a rapidly changing world wherein S&T are important drivers of economic development at home and abroad and help ensure international security. This report assesses and makes recommendations concerning the changing environment for the conduct of diplomacy in the years ahead, with a focus on the role of S&T in the development and implementation of U.S. policies and programs. According to this report, prompt steps by the department's leadership are essential to ensure adequate comprehension of the importance of S&T-related developments throughout the world and to incorporate this understanding within the nation's foreign policy for the 21st century. This report also urges the adoption by the department of a broader whole-of-society approach in carrying out its responsibilities at home and abroad - extending beyond traditional interagency coordination and the narrow band of current external partners to include foundations, universities, research centers, and other groups who are extending their international reach.

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