The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy Imperatives for the Department of State (1999) / Chapter Skim
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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. (See Box ES-1 for an expanded list of country- and region-specific issues with significant STH dimensions.)
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. Russia · Exports of missile and nuclear technologies · Brain drain of former weaponeers and computer scientists Emergence of small innovative private firms Infectious diseases: AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis · Participation in International Space Station · Protection of nuclear materials and safety of nuclear reactors · Y2K computer retrofits: military, aviation, and financial systems China Energy mix and energy systems: coal, nuclear, hydropower; small stand-alone electrical grids · Exports of military and dual-use technologies · Population growth Development of space program Brain drain of students studying in United States Respect for intellectual property rights · Adequate and safe food supply Nigeria Oil exploration and exploitation Detection of drug trafficking Diseases: AIDS, river blindness, malaria · Water and sewage treatment · Population growth · Nutrition deficiencies Brain drain of well-educated specialists Mexico · Breeding of wheat and corn varieties · Sharing with United States of water resources · Cultivation and trafficking of cocaine, marijuana, and synthetic drugs Compliance with pollution reduction requirements of the North American Free Trade Agreement Food safety and contamination of food exports mentation of a foreign policy that will contribute to the creation of a more secure, prosperous, and democratic world for the benefit of the American people.
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Indeed, an appreciation of how such factors are inextricably embedded in international relations is essential if the Department is to effectively avail itself of the expertise of the U.S. STH communities.
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elan pot .lCy; · Providing focused STH support at the highest levels of the Department, within several bureaus and offices, and at a number of embassies and missions to address current issues and to signal newly emerging issues; · Establishing mechanisms that facilitate ready access by Department officials to the U.S. STH communities for advice on complex issues and for support during intergovernmental negotiations, major international conferences, and implementation of international programs; and · Drawing on other departments and agencies to carry out STH activities that they are best equipped to address, thus enabling the Department to focus on the STH content that matters most for foreign policy.
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1STH literacy as used in this report includes an appreciation of basic STH concepts of importance for international affairs, knowledge of the responsibilities and capabilities of the key institutions that comprise the STH infrastructure of the United States, and familiarity with the principal international organizations and agreements that encompass STH developments at home and abroad.
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This advisory committee should take into account activities of other more specialized committees that exist in the national security and economics areas. Other external advisory mechanisms that also should be considered include (1)
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The number of Science Counselor positions in embassies and missions has been reduced from 22 in the mid1980s to 10, and whereas almost all of the 22 had strong technical backgrounds, few of the 10 current incumbents have such backgrounds. In order to reverse the recent decline in effective STH representation and reporting by key embassies, these Science Counselors should have strong educational backgrounds and experience in STH and should be sensitive to the needs of the departments and agencies in formulating foreign policy and in implementing international STH programs.
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In sum, a comprehensive approach that expands opportunities within the Department for incorporating STH expertise into the foreign policy process and that provides stronger support for the international STH programs of a variety of departments and agencies and private-sector organizations can promote U.S. interests on many fronts.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 nect American specialists to the STH communities of other nations. To this end, the foregoing recommendations, together with additional recommendations set forth in subsequent chapters of this report, provide a basis for institutionalizing the effective use of the nation's STH capabilities as a fundamental element of foreign policy.
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