[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.