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Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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 M

RESULTS OF DEPARTMENT STATE’S QUESTIONNAIRE TO ESTH OFFICERS

July 2014; Total responses: 96

  1. If there were consultations you wish you had done before arriving at post or in conjunction with your home leave, but did not, what were they? Check all that apply. (weighted average rating, 1-5, with 5 being the highest)
    More with OES 3.46
    More with other parts of DOS 3.43
    More with other USG agencies 3.66
    More with non-USG entities 3.28
    N = 93
       
  2. Do you feel adequately informed on ESTH issues and how your Post can advance them? Please check the box that applies (percent of respondents)
    Not informed 4.55%
    Slightly informed 28.41%
    Adequately informed 31.82%
    Well informed 17.05%
    It depends on the issue 18.18%
    N = 88
       
  3. What is the most useful method of receiving information from the State Department and other agencies in Washington on ESTH matters? Rate 1-5, with 5 being the most useful and 1 being the least useful. (weighted average rating)
    Newsletter 2.83
    E-mail 4.14
    Cable 3.61
    Telephone call 3.13
    Intranet website 2.49
    N = 88
       
Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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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  1. How do you communicate with the State Department (OES, Regional Bureau, etc.) and other agencies in Washington on ESTH matters? Rate 1-5, with 5 being the most useful and 1 being the least useful. (weighted average rating)
    E-mail 4.51
    Cable 3.41
    Telephone call 3.29
    Intranet website 1.92
    N = 88
       
  2. How do you communicate with the Regional ESTH Office on ESTH matters? Please number in order of frequency with 1 being the most frequently used method of communication. (1—5, weighted average)
    E-mail 2.96
    Cable 2.62
    Telephone call 2.82
    Intranet website 2.64
    N = 81
       
  3. Does your mission and section (or if you are a single officer, do you) have a written strategic plan for advancing priority ESTH issues in your country of assignment? (percent of respondents)
    Yes 19.74%
    No 80.26%
    N = 76
       
  4. What ESTH issues are in your embassy’s Integrated Country Strategy? (percent of respondents)
    None 10.39%
    I don’t know 15.58%
    Please list* 74.03%
    N = 77
       

    *Examples included Presidential initiatives such as PEPFAR and climate change, energy, health, water, S&T cooperation, environment, and wildlife trafficking.

  5. Are there important ESTH issues not being addressed at your post that should be? (percent of respondents)
    No 67.53%
    Yes 32.47%
    N = 77
       
Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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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  1. If yes, what are the ESTH issues not being addressed?
    N = 28
       

    Examples included: e-waste; energy efficiency, sustainable energy projects, and water; climate change

  2. If yes, why are these issues not being addressed? (1-5, weighted average rating)
    No capacity—skills 2.78
    No capacity—not enough time/people 4.26
    No support from Washington or Embassy Front Office 3.13
    No interest from host country 3.16
    N = 34
       
  3. Do you routinely collaborate with other embassy sections or USG agencies at post on ESTH activities? (percent of respondents)
    Yes 85.9%
    No 14.1%
    N = 78
       
  4. If yes, check the agency with which you collaborate most often. (percent of respondents)
    USAID 54.72%
    Foreign Agricultural Service 30.19%
    CDC 1.89%
    DOD 13.21%
    N = 53
       
  5. If no, please tell us why you don’t collaborate with other sections or agencies at post.
    N = 13
       

    Examples: small post; few or no other agencies here; ESTH not as high a priority for the other sections/agencies

  6. How do you engage on ESTH issues at post? (% of respondents)
    Delivering demarches 17.33%
    Public outreach 20.00%
    Reporting 30.67%
    Programs 12.00%
    Policy engagement/public diplomacy 20.00%
    N = 75
       
Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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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  1. Do you think training would help you be a more effective ESTH officer? (percent of respondents)
    Yes 85.71%
    No 14.29%
    N = 77
       
  2. If yes, what training would be helpful? (percent of respondents)
    N = 56
       

    Examples: Anything; technical training on climate change; issue-specific, ESTH-specific writing

  3. Please rate the support you receive from OES, with 5 being excellent and 1 being virtually nonexistent. (percent of respondents)
    5 Excellent 6.49%
    4 Good 38.96%
    3 Fair 33.77%
    2 Poor 12.99%
    1 Virtually nonexistent 7.79%
    N = 77
       
  4. Please rate the support you receive from the Regional Bureau on ESTH matters, with 5 being excellent and 1 being virtually nonexistent. (percent of respondents)
    5 Excellent 11.84%
    4 Good 30.26%
    3 Fair 32.89%
    2 Poor 18.42%
    1 Virtually nonexistent 6.58%
    N = 76
       

SOURCE: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 2014.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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 M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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 M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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 M: Results of Department State's Questionnaire to ESTH Officers." 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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