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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

Office of International Affairs

Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects

of the Foreign Policy of the United States

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Congressional Briefing

Wednesday, October 6, 1999 -- 1:00 p.m.

2318 Rayburn House Office Building

on

The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and

Health in Foreign Policy:

Imperatives for the Department of State

by

DR. ROBERT A. FROSCH, Senior Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Chairman, Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy of the United States, National Research Council

Science, technology, and health have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Issues such as nuclear nonproliferation, industrial competitiveness, climate change, energy, infectious diseases, and the use of outer space require increased technical competence within the State Department. A new report from a committee of the National Research Council entitled, The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy: Imperatives for the Department of State, advises the State Department on ways to make science, technology, and health considerations an integral part of the nation's foreign policy.

This briefing is for Members of Congress and Congressional Staff only. The report was publicly released on October 7, 1999.