Mission

The EST Section’s mission is to further cooperation between the U.S. and Argentina in order to contribute to sustainable development and to expand the horizons of scientific knowledge and technological development. Areas of focus include space cooperation, nuclear and alternative energy, biotechnology, the Antarctic, environmental protection programs, national parks, environmental commerce, endangered species, illegal trafficking of animals, management of water resources, and HIV/AIDS.

EST supports extensive scientific cooperation between Argentine and U.S. agencies in many areas, including medical and other peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and outer space activities including earth-monitoring satellites. In addition, the Section supports joint academic research into a wide range of other subjects such as radio astronomy, earthquake monitoring and forecasting, and archaeology.

The EST Counselor is the principal point of contact between Argentine and U.S. government technical agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Av. Colombia 4300
(C1425GMN) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: (54-11) 5777-4747
Fax: (54-11) 5777-4212