Office of the Science & Technology Adviser
The mission of the Office is to serve the U.S. national interest by promoting global scientific and technological progress as integral components of US diplomacy.
The core objectives of the Office are:
- Building partnerships with the national and international scientific communities
- Providing accurate scientific and technological advice to the Department of State
- Enhancing science and technology literacy and capacity within the Department of State
- Shaping a global perspective on emerging and envisioned scientific and technological developments
Global Dialogues on Emerging Science and Technology: STAS officials and other experts and policymakers visited the Centre de Système d'Information Géographique et Télédétection in Adjaratou, Burkina Faso in March 2008. Two teams toured Africa to engage with African scientists, engineers, and policymakers and promote the application of geospatial sciences to address challenges of sustainable development.
Secretary Clinton (July 10): "I think science diplomacy and science and technology cooperation between the United States and other countries is one of our most effective ways of influencing and assisting other nations and creating real bridges between the United States and counterparts." -Full Text
A New Beginning
President Obama (June 4): "We will launch a new fund to support technological development in Muslim-majority countries, and to help transfer ideas to the marketplace so they can create more jobs. We'll open centers of scientific excellence in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and appoint new science envoys to collaborate on programs that develop new sources of energy, create green jobs, digitize records, clean water, grow new crops." -Full Text
Funding for Science
Secretary Clinton (Feb. 4): "I want to see science not only funded again, but to have our department and USAID be in the forefront of enlisting scientists for all kinds of the problems that we face, working to encourage more scientific exchanges." -Full Text
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