    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 3, 1994]
    [Page 1428]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment for the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and
    Technology
    August 3, 1994

        The President today announced the membership of a private-sector
    committee to advise him on major science and technology issues and to
    help guide Federal investments in science and technology toward national
    goals. The 18-member President's Committee of Advisors on Science and
    Technology (PCAST) is composed of top-level representatives from
    industry, education and research institutions, and nongovernmental
    organizations.
        ``I am very pleased to name these eminent scientists, engineers,
    business leaders, and educators as some of my key advisers,'' the
    President said. ``Drawn from a cross-section of America, they will help
    ensure that our science and technology policies reflect our Nation's
    needs: health, prosperity based on long-term economic growth and
    technological investment, national security, environmental
    responsibility, and improved quality of life.''
        The appointment of private-sector advisers to the President
    highlights the administration's goal of fostering public/private
    partnerships to achieve national science and education goals. ``To
    achieve our goals, we must strengthen partnerships with industry, with
    State and local governments, and with schools, colleges, and
    universities across the country,'' said the President. ``My goal for
    this committee is to help encourage those partnerships.''

    Note: The following persons were appointed to PCAST:

        John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and
            Technology (Cochair)
        John A. Young (Cochair)
        Norman R. Augustine
        Francisco J. Ayala
        Murray Gell-Mann
        David A. Hamburg
        John P. Holdren
        Diana MacArthur
        Shirley M. Malcom
        Mario J. Molina
        Peter H. Raven
        Sally K. Ride
        Judith Rodin
        Charles A. Sanders
        Phillip A. Sharp
        David E. Shaw
        Charles M. Vest
        Virginia V. Weldon
        Lilian Shiao-Yen Wu

    Biographies of the appointees were made available by the Office of the
    Press Secretary.