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50 Most Urgent science and Technology Presidential Appointments
Pages 7-8

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... , Navy Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement Under Secretary for Energy, Science, and the Environment Under Secretary for Nuclear Securityt Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Director, Office of Science Director, Energy Information Administration Assistant Secretary for Public Health and Science§ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Surgeon General§ Director, National Institutes of Health Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration ~1 Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, US Geological Survey Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Under Secretary for Global Affairs Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International, Environmental, and Scientific Affairs Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Global Programs, Field Support, and Research, Agency for International Development Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration Under Secretary for Medical Affairs Assistant Administrator for Research and Development Administrator Director Deputy Director * This list is based on the panel's judgment as to which of the roughly 80 SAT positions are the most urgent.
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